Detroit Man Charged in Non-Fatal Shooting of 7-Year-Old Boy in Inkster
A Detroit man has been formally charged in connection with the shooting of a 7-year-old boy in Inkster. Antwon Tyree Williams, 22, faces multiple felony counts after the incident, which occurred last month. The child, who sustained a gunshot wound to the chest, survived, according to details from The Detroit News.
The shooting took place in an apartment at the Dearborn View Apartments near Beech Daly and Cherry Hill roads. It happened around 12:30 a.m. on July 15. Inkster police found the young boy injured inside the residence and transported him to the hospital for treatment. FOX 2 Detroit reported that Williams fled the scene but was later arrested by authorities.
The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, headed by Kym Worthy, has charged Williams with assault with intent to do great bodily harm, discharge of a weapon in a building causing injury, and three counts of using a firearm during the commission of a felony. Additionally, a 2-year misdemeanor for the careless discharge of a weapon causing injury. "This is yet another case where, yet another child was shot inside a home where a gun was present," Kym Worthy said. "We have tried just about everything to try to stop this from happening. Adults failed this child." Worthy expressed in a statement obtained by The Detroit News.
Williams was arraigned on August 7, in the 22nd District Court in Inkster. He was given a $100,000 cash/surety bond. His next court date is set for August 21, as reported by WWJ Newsradio 950.
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