Detroit Tightens Teen Curfew After Child Shooting

Detroit officials have intensified enforcement of teen curfews after a spike in shootings involving minors, notably including a recent incident where a 2-year-old was wounded by a stray bullet. Mayor Mike Duggan and Police Chief Todd Bettison announced a summer safety plan that extends police mobile field team hours from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m., with the possibility of further extensions based on intelligence. Curfew times remain unchanged—10 p.m. for those 15 and under, and 11 p.m. for 16- and 17-year-olds—but enforcement will be stricter, with violations now treated as top-priority 911 calls. Officers will use vans to process groups of juveniles found violating curfew. Proposed increases would raise parental fines from $75 to $250 for a first offense and up to $1,000 for repeat offenses, pending city council approval. City leaders urge community participation and stress parental responsibility as vital in reducing youth violence.