20-year-old man arrested and charged after fatally shooting a 15-year-old Wednesday, Sept. 17

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — A 20-year-old man in Benton Harbor has been charged with the murder of a 15-year-old boy shot Wednesday, Sept. 17.

The Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety confirmed with ABC57 Tuesday that the 15-year-old killed was a Bridge Academy student at Benton Harbor Area Schools.

On Wednesday, Sept. 17, officers responded to the 1000 block of Buss Avenue for reports of a shooting, where they found a wounded 15-year-old. He was transported to Corewell Hospital in St. Joseph before being transferred to Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. He succumbed to his injuries on Saturday, Sept. 20…

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