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Teen Victim Identified in Deadly Muskegon Heights Shooting

Posted at 9:14 PM, Jan 24, 2013
and last updated 2013-01-24 23:44:35-05

MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, Mich. – A deadly shooting took the life a teenager in Muskegon Heights Thursday.

The Muskegon Heights Police Department tells FOX 17 News it happened in the 2400 block of Sixth Street at about 5: 00 p.m.

Witnesses at the scene tell The Muskegon Chronicle that multiple assailants ran up to a home and several shots were fired. The suspects then ran back to the car and took off.

Police have identified the victim as 19-year-old Kentae Jones.  Jones was rushed to Hackley Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

The Muskegon Heights Police Department is still investigating.