Teens charged in Rosa Parks Circle shooting, main suspect was on probation

Three teens now face charged tied to a shooting near Rosa Parks Circle in Grand Rapids on May 31. The primary suspect, a 16-year-old, was put on probation in a separate assault case days before the shooting, records show.

A’dereon Buckner, 16, was charged as an adult and arraigned Thursday in 61st District Court on charges of assault with intent to murder and additional weapons charges.

Two other suspects who are also under the age of 18 face charges in juvenile court in connection with the shooting.

Two weeks before the shooting, Buckner was sentenced to probation for assault with intent to maim and two separate counts of carrying a concealed weapon. That case was also out of Kent County, according to Michigan Department of Correction records…

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