WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged a 16-year-old boy from Highland Park in connection with the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy from Detroit.
The 16-year-old is not being charged as an adult, but has been designated as an adult.
This designation allows the judge, upon conviction, to sentence the juvenile as a juvenile or an adult, or to impose a blended sentence with the option to impose an adult sentence if rehabilitation fails.
The incident occurred on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2025, at approximately 3:43 p.m.
Highland Park police said they responded to a shooting report at a dollar store in the 14100 block of Woodward Avenue.
Officers said they found the 13-year-old in the parking lot with a gunshot wound to the back.
The victim was transported to a local hospital but died from his injuries.
Investigators allege the 16-year-old fired a handgun multiple times, fatally wounding the victim before fleeing the scene.
The Highland Park Police Department, with assistance from the Michigan State Police, arrested the 16-year-old on Dec. 7, 2025.
The 16-year-old has been charged with first-degree murder.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 13, 2025, at the Juvenile Detention Facility.