13 Year Old Shot Dead By Brother In Another Detroit Accidental Shooting

13 Year Old Detroit Teen Shot Dead In Overnight Shooting

East Detroit’s 5th Precinct – December 21 2016: Another teen has been shot dead in an apparent accidental shooting on Detroit’s east side overnight.

Detroit Police officers from the 5th Precinct responded to the 700 block of Tennessee on the east side around 2:00am this morning on reports of a shooting.

Police officers arriving on scene discovered a 13 year old male had been shot by his 18 year old brother.

The young men were reportedly at the home by themselves and the circumstances surrounding the shooting are unknown.

Details on how they acquired the firearm are unknown at this time.

A Detroit EMS unit was dispatched to the scene with a 5-6 minute ETA, but officer’s on scene decided to transport the victim to St John Hospital at 2:07AM.

The teen died at the hospital.

Police believe the shooting was an accident.

This incident follows another accidental shooting of a 13 year old on December 12 2016. In that incident, a 13 year old was shot and killed on Detroit’s west side.