The community and family of Caleb, the five-year-old boy, the mom, and the boyfriend who were murdered execution-style on Sunday are shocked after learning about the family's brutal murder and the possibility that two teenagers may be responsible for the deaths. The authorities report that they now have the custody of 16 and 17-year-old boys for the murders from tips and information shared by the community.
Fox2Detriot reported that young Caleb Harris, mother Lashon Marshall, and boyfriend Aaron Benson were murdered in their home on Sunday in Evergreen Rd and Fenkell St.
The disturbing details
On Tuesday, the Detriot Police Department said two teenagers committed the crime. The victims were found at 5 PM in their residence on Sunday afternoon after a relative checked on them. The relative claimed that they had not heard from Benson and the family in a week. When they checked on the family, they found the bodies of Marshall and Benson. They later found the boy's body in another room of the home with two bullets in the face.
Police believe that Harris, Marshall, and Benson were killed before Sunday, but they did not get into details yet. The police said that they now know the motive of the killings, but they will not disclose it. The authorities also said that the teenagers were known to the victims.
The family members found that someone had kicked in the back door. When they discovered the bodies, they called the authorities.
The police said they could identify the suspects because they received tips from the community, Police Chief James White said, as per Dailymail. The police also reported that they had obtained search warrants, and the two suspects were taken into custody without incident. The suspected teenagers are now being held in a youth home.
Meanwhile, former state representative Sherry Gay-Dagnogo, a relative of Caleb, comforted the boy's grandmother, Shalesa Floyd.
She wondered what mindset anyone could have that would intentionally shoot a baby in the face?
She called the murderers heartless.
According to Floyd, the boy's father lives out of state and is currently in a state of turmoil. She said that his son is falling apart, and she is "hurting deep."
Floyd also told NBC News that the father had been trying to get custody of Caleb. However, she accused the Child Protection Services of not doing enough.
The possibility that teenagers killed the boy
According to Fox Detriot news, many are having a hard time understanding the possibility that two teenage boys committed the murder.
In a press conference, Detroit Police Commander Michael McGinnis said that the individuals taken into custody may likely be "responsible for this heinous act."
According to Zeek Williams, a longtime community organizer, when a five-year-old is murdered in the community, everybody sees it as if it was their kid. The possibility is that two teens killed the three, including a five-year-old, in cold blood, which means that "we have dropped the ball." It also means that everyone has a role to "right the ship."
