In an incident that has rattled a Detroit community, four teens, including a 17-year-old, two 16-year-olds, and a 14-year-old, have been charged with crimes related to a carjacking that escalated into a police-involved shooting. According to CBS News Detroit, the carjacking occurred on December 7, around 10:47 p.m., when police were monitoring a vehicle linked to a previous carjacking at a gas station in the 1500 block of East Outer Drive.
Detroit police's intervention resulted in an officer shooting one of the teens, a 16-year-old, in the left arm and right leg after he reportedly brandished a handgun at the elderly victim and tried to evade arrest. This sequence of events led to a car crash at the intersection of East Seven Mile Road and Northbound I-75 Service Drive, where the teens fled in the previously surveilled vehicle. The Detroit News noted that no officers sustained injuries during the episode.
The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office has adult-designated the 17-year-old and the two 16-year-olds, as reported by ClickOnDetroit. This designation allows a judge to hand down juvenile or adult sentences, or a blend of both, depending on the rehabilitation of the convicted youths. It's alleged that the 17-year-old and one of the 16-year-olds are facing three counts of carjacking and one count of receiving and concealing a motor vehicle, while the other 16-year-old, who was hospitalized after the shooting, is facing additional charges of carrying a concealed weapon and felony firearm.
