WHY MY COLUMN ABOUT "WE ONLY HAVE OURSELVES TO BLAME" WAS SO TIMELY. MAYBE THE TWO OF THEM CAN BOTH GET SIDE-BY-SIDE ELECTRIC CHAIRS!
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A mother and her 15-year-old son were charged with murder today after prosecutors say the teen shot a bystander at a Detroit recreation center Thursday with a gun he got from his mother.
“I’ve seen situations like this before, but not quite this blatant,” Prosecutor Kym Worthy said today, announcing the charges against Tarranisha Davis, 35, and her son, Tremaine Davis, 15, both of Detroit. “I don’t know how we can expect our youth to stay out of violent crime if we have their parents assisting them in that endeavor.”
Investigators say Tremaine Davis was involved in an argument earlier Thursday at the Considine Little Rock Family Center at 8904 Woodward Ave. Terranisha Davis, who had been at a gas station across the street, drove over to the center and popped the latch on the hood of her van so Tremaine Davis could retrieve a gun hidden inside, Worthy said.
Standing silently in 36th District Court at his arraignment this afternoon, Tremaine Davis was remanded to custody without bail pending a hearing Nov. 6.
“The evidence in this case will show you cannot unlatch the hood unless it is unlatched from the inside" of the van, Worthy said.
The teen then sent four bullets from the .32 revolver flying outside the center at 3:40 p.m. Dmitri Jackson, 19, an innocent bystander there to play basketball, died from a shot to the head.
After the shooting, Tarranisha Davis drove her son from the scene, but both were arrested several blocks away by Detroit police. The weapon has been recovered.
Each has been charged with first-degree murder and faces life in prison without parole. Tarranisha Davis’ arraignment did not take place as previously scheduled at 5 p.m. today in 36th District Court.
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