17-year-old charged as an adult for Teen Takeover shooting in downtown Detroit

DETROIT (WWJ) A Detroit teen was charged as an adult for a shooting at the Downtown Detroit “Teen Takeover” that left another teen hospitalized.

Prosecutors charged Ramon Smith, 17, with several felony charges including Assault with Intent to Murder, Felonious Assault and three counts of Felony Firearm.

They allege Smith got into a fight with a group of teens at Library Park, near Campus Martius and the Shinola Hotel, on Sunday, May 17th. Authorities say he fired a handgun into the crowd, striking a 14-year-old boy in the chest…

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