WARREN, Mich. – A 17-year-old boy was shot Monday evening in Warren and died from his injuries Tuesday morning. His best friend held him in his arms while they waited for an ambulance.
Kenneth Cutts was a senior at Roseville High School and a star football player. He died at St. John Hospital at about 12:30 a.m.
Cutts’ friend, Cedric-Smith Cole, was involved in a fight after a basketball game Sunday. Cutts went to meet up with Cole on Monday when the same men from the fight rolled up and started shooting.
The shooting happened near Paige Avenue and Mac Arthur Boulevard.
“I pulled him in the house and grabbed the towels but there was too much blood,” Cole said.
Cutts was shot in the neck.
“I was holding his hand,” Cole said. “I told him, ‘If you die bro, I love you.’ Then I squeezed his hand and then he died.”
Two suspects have been taken into custody. One man was taken into custody Monday night. The second man was arrested Tuesday morning.
People who live in the neighborhood say teens have been fighting repeatedly in the street. Some of the fights lately have ended in gunfire.
Warren police were called to the neighborhood on Saturday for shots fired. Two shell casings were found, but no one was injured.
Police also said there was a brawl in the neighborhood this week, and one of the people involved pulled out a gun and shot someone in the leg. It is unclear if this incident is related to Monday's shooting.
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