Autopsy Planned On Body Of Abducted 13-Year-Old Detroit Boy; 1 Suspect Still At Large
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - A cause of death could be determined Friday for a 13-year-old Detroit boy who was abducted while riding a bike near a neighborhood market.
The Wayne County Medical Examiner's office is scheduled to perform an autopsy on the body of Deontae Mitchell, which was found Thursday in a vacant lot on the city's east side.
Deontae disappeared Tuesday night while riding bikes with a cousin, who told police that Deontae had picked up money dropped by a man who was urinating outside a market.
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Detroit Police Chief James Craig offered his "heart and prayers" to the boy's family and called it a "horrific crime."
"We're talking about a defenseless child. An adult male with a gun," Craig said at a news conference earlier Thursday. "Once again, another coward preying on children, and that needs to stop."
Video shows Deontae being pursued by a man who grabbed the boy by his arm and forced him into a car. Police believe that man was 45-year-old Gregory Walker, who was arrested Thursday with a woman in Toledo, Ohio. A second man, 30-year-old Ernest Coleman, also was arrested Thursday in Detroit.
Police are still looking for one suspect in connection with the case. Roy Portis, 51, is described as a black male, 6'1" tall and 180 lbs.
Detroit police are preparing information to present to prosecutors for murder charges, said Sgt. Michael Woody, who added that Walker may have to be extradited to Michigan from Ohio.
Meantime, Deontae's family is unable to pay for funeral costs. A GoFundMe account has been established to assist the family.
Anyone with information on Portis' whereabouts is urged to contact police at 313-596-5521 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP, or dial 911
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