Lansing shooting victim identified, city officials call for more resources

(WSYM) – Mayor Andy Schor announced a curfew for the city's youth and called for more resources in the wake of a deadly Memorial Day shooting.

The curfew went into effect Tuesday following an early morning Memorial Day shooting that left one person dead and six others injured.

“Our young people are armed to the teeth as they fight against each other. This has to stop,” Schor said.

Seven victims were injured, including Kylete Owens, 17, of Lansing, who died at Sparrow Hospital. A 20-year-old and a 16-year-old are in critical condition, while two 16-year-olds and two 18-year-olds suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The Lansing Police Department responded to a shooting around 2:50 a.m. Monday in the 300 block of River Front Drive near Rotary Park, where police found a large group of people and several gunshot victims, according to a Press release.

All of the victims were men and police believe this was an isolated incident.

Police believe the victims were bystanders caught in the crossfire between two groups of people. No arrests have been made. Police were unable to confirm how many shots were fired, what weapons were used and how many.

Deputy Police Chief Robert Backus said there was evidence of two different firearms at the scene. A gun was found at the scene, but police do not believe it was used in the shooting.

Some of the victims attended schools in the Lansing School District. Police estimated the crowd at around 50 to 100 people.

“We know that with such a large group, there are many more witnesses who have not come forward,” Backus said. “We are appealing to parents who have this information and know their children were there.”

Lansing police said they were implementing a “multi-faceted” effort in response to the shooting, including enforcing the curfew as well as gatherings in parks and parking lots.

“We're going to take enforcement action on this and we're going to be very aggressive about this,” Chief Ellery Sosebee said. “I've been criticized in the past about stopping these events because people needed a place to gather, but those days are over.”

Schor said the Biden administration reached out Monday to offer federal resources to combat gun violence.

Schor said it was up to federal lawmakers to pass legislation.

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