Police release name of boy, 14, fatally shot in north Lansing over the weekend

LANSING — A boy who was shot and killed Saturday in north Lansing has been identified as Jaquez Moye-Young, 14 .

The shooting happened about 3 p.m. Saturday in the 1400 block of West Oakland Avenue, near University of Michigan Health-Sparrow's St. Lawrence campus, Lansing police said.

Officers arrived to find the 14-year-old boy with a gunshot wound. Lansing firefighters provided medical assistance before transporting him to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Lansing police termed the shooting a homicide; it is the city's fifth violent death this year , all by firearms.

No arrests have been made, and an "active investigation" continues, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Lansing Police Department at 517-483-4600, lead Detective Martha McGonegal at 517-483-4823, or Crime Stoppers at 517-483-7867. Those with information also can send a private message through the Lansing Police Department Facebook page .

Contact Ken Palmer at kpalmer@lsj.com . Follow him on X @KBPalm_lsj.

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