Black Teenager Killed. Detroit Polce Accused of Intentionally Failing to Render Assistance
Two stolen cars full of teens collided early Tuesday in
northwest Detroit during a police chase that left a 14-year-old dead
and another teen hospitalized. Questions are swirling as to whether two
8th (Northwest) Precinct officers followed protocol after the crash.
Witnesses say the officers failed to stop to render assistance
afterward. What happened after the crash remains under
investigation. The officers initially told investigators that they
stopped to render assistance and left the scene when another scout car
showed up to relieve them, police said. But the officers caught two
14-year-old Detroiters in the stolen Stratus after it crashed into a
guardrail at Margareta and Inkster in Redford Township. The two teens
tried to run away and were caught after one suspect was
pepper-sprayed, police said. The driver of that stolen car confessed
and told police that the officers never stopped chasing them, police
said. Those teens were in custody Tuesday facing charges of auto theft,
unlawful driving and fleeing and eluding police. [more ]
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