Crime & Safety

Teen Dies After Armed Robbery At Detroit Home

Police are looking for two suspects who fled from the house.

DETROIT, MI – Police are looking for two suspects who shot and killed a teenager during a robbery Monday evening. The suspects fled after the robbery in 5300-block of Marseilles Street at about 8:15 p.m Monday, according to a news report.

The victim, a 19-year-old man, and three other men were leaving the home as the two suspects, armed with handguns, approached them and ordered them to the ground, according to a report in the Detroit News. Three of the suspects ran inside the home.

When the 19-year-old tried to run, the suspects shot him in the belly, according to the news report. The suspects then fled in a Chrysler Sebring, according to the report. The other men took the wounded teen to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced.

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