SOUTHFIELD (WWJ) — An investigation is underway after a 15-year-old boy was shot in the head at a Southfield hotel Sunday morning as he and two other teens were staying in a room without adult supervision.
Southfield police were called to the Westin Hotel near Northwestern Highway and Evergreen Road around 8:40 a.m. Sunday after getting reports of shots fired.
When officers showed up they found the boy suffering a gunshot would and attempted life-saving measures before taking him to the hospital.
Police officials said the victim, from Ferndale, is not expected to survive and was listed in “critical – nonsurvivable condition” as of Monday afternoon.
Investigators believe the teen was with two other 15-year-olds in a room believed to have been booked by an adult.
Two handguns were located in the waistband of one of the other teens, a 15-year-old Detroit resident who was taken into police custody. The third juvenile was identified as a Southfield resident, but their age was not released.