2 suspects arrested in fatal shooting of child, teen at Skinner Playfield in Detroit
Charges against the two suspects have yet to be announced by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.
Detroit police had arrested two people in connection with the shooting shortly after the incident June 27, but they had been released. Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison said Wednesday that police determined those two had nothing to do with the incident.
As for the two arrested on Wednesday: 'I will not call them persons of interest. I will call them suspects. I am confident that we have the right individuals — highly, highly confident,' Bettison said as he addressed reporters at his biweekly 'Walk-A-Mile Wednesdays' in the community.
'What's just sad about it is, even though we've apprehended them, I can't bring anybody back,' he said of the victims.
Bettison said he would not say more about the arrests until Worthy makes a charging decision.
Samir Josiah Grubbs, 4, was at the park next to Denby High School with his mother and siblings when he was shot to death before he could make it up the playground slide's ladder. Dayvion Shelmonson-Bey, 18, was also killed. A 17-year-old was also shot and survived.
When asked on Wednesday whether any of the teenagers shot was the intended victim, Bettison said: 'I absolutely believe so, yes.'
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A dispute is believed to be the reason behind the bloodshed, Bettison has said.
It's a tragedy in Detroit that has once again propelled community members and violence intervention groups into action. A few days after the shooting, Team Pursuit and other violence intervention groups went door-to-door in the neighborhood passing out resources, including a summer youth engagement program.
This story was updated to add new information.Andrea Sahouri covers criminal justice for the Detroit Free Press. Contact her at asahouri@freepress.com.
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