Actions

Teenage boy dead after being hit and killed on Detroit's east side

Posted at 5:07 AM, Jul 22, 2018
and last updated 2018-07-22 05:14:47-04

Detroit Police need help identifying a driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run. It happened Saturday night at around 10 p.m. on 7 mile and Caldwell in Detroit's east side.

Witnesses say a 15 year-old boy was crossing 7 mile when he was hit by a black SUV traveling eastbound. Police say the driver did not stop.

Police say the boy was also hit by a female driver traveling in the opposite direction but she stopped. 

The teen was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. 

If you have any information, you're asked to call Detroit Police' Department's Fatal Squad at 313-596-2260 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.