Two teenage boys from Flint are dead after someone opened fire into a crowd during a large gathering on the city’s north side late Monday night — the latest outdoor gathering in Michigan to end in a double homicide.
Flint police officers responded around 11:40 p.m. on Aug. 10 to reports of a shooting at the intersection of James P. Cole Boulevard and Stewart Street, according to ABC12. According to Michigan State Police, a fight involving multiple people broke out at the gathering. Moments later, shots were fired into the group — an act mirroring another recent case of a teen firing into a crowd at a public gathering.
A 16-year-old Flint boy was struck and transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A 17-year-old Flint boy was also shot and taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. He died Tuesday afternoon, Michigan State Police told MLive in an update around 6 p.m. that day.
Flint Major Case Unit detectives are leading the investigation with support from Michigan State Police. No suspect information has been released. Authorities have not identified either victim by name.
Preliminary details from investigators indicate the shooting followed the fight at the large outdoor gathering. Both teens were hit by gunfire directed into the crowd.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Trooper Carter May at 517-930-6493. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers of Flint and Genesee County at 800-422-JAIL (5245) or the P3 Tips app.
The deaths add to a series of recent shootings in Flint involving young people. Just days earlier, two teenagers were wounded in a separate incident on West Atherton Road, and police have noted concerns about violence tied to large gatherings in the city — part of a nationwide pattern of violent teen takeovers at outdoor events.
WSGW reported Michigan State Police described the Monday night shooting as a homicide under active investigation. No arrests have been announced as of Wednesday.
Families of the two boys have not yet spoken publicly. Officials asked the community to keep them in their thoughts as the investigation continues.
