Boy, 11, charged in fatal shooting of 3-year-old in Detroit
August 13, 2015
Prosecutors have charged an 11-year-old boy in the shooting death of a 3-year-old boy at a home on Detroit’s east side. The 11-year-old appeared on August 5 in juvenile court on charges of manslaughter with a weapon aimed with intent but without malice, as well as using a firearm during a felony. His name has not been released because he is not being charged as an adult. His attorney asked for a competency hearing during the appearance, for which the boy’s parents were in attendance. Bond was set at $5,000 and a pre-trial hearing was scheduled for Aug. 10. “I