Three people have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 6-year-old Rylee Love of Detroit, according to a news release from Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.
Worthy announced Demontrel Benard Wilson, 30, Deonate Cornealous Cherry, 28 and Terrance Jaland Blue, 28, all of Detroit, have been charged in the shooting.
According to Worthy, it is alleged that the defendants produced and fired handguns multiple times from a vehicle into a group of people standing near the intersection of Anglin Street and Stender Avenue. Stray bullets allegedly entered the residence in the 17400 block of Anglin Street, striking Rylee who was playing inside the house.
Frames photos honoring 6-year-old Rylee are displayed in a parking lot during a rally on Joseph Campau Street in Detroit on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. Rylee was killed when a bullet from a drive-by shooting struck him while he was inside his home.
The suspects were arrested Wednesday, Aug. 20.
Wilson, Cherry and Blue have been charged with conspiracy to commit first degree murder, first degree murder, conspiracy to discharge firearms from a vehicle causing death, weapons-discharging firearms from a vehicle causing death. Wilson and Blue have also been charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
Rylee was shot to death in the head by a stray bullet July 27 while he was inside his home in the 17400 block of Anglin Street in Detroit.
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Police officers had been dispatched to the intersection of Anglin Street and Stender Avenue at about 8:58 p.m. July 27 for a reported shooting. When officers arrived, they were flagged down regarding a child gunshot wound victim.
Rylee was found in the bedroom of the home with a wound to the head.
“Rylee Love was the ultimate innocent victim,” Worthy said in the release. “The alleged actions of these defendants directly caused his senseless death. I have said many times that bullets have no eyes or sense of direction. The bullets in this case struck a child playing in his house and he will not see another day.”
Free Press reporter Andrea May Sahouri contributed to this report.
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