A 13-year-old boy was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon in Highland Park, leaving his family devastated and the community searching for answers in what police describe as another senseless act of violence against youth.

Avonte Herring was gunned down near the Dollar General store on Woodward Avenue and Manchester Parkway around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday. Stray rounds from the shooting struck neighboring businesses and passing vehicles.

I spoke with Avonte's mother, who said she did not get a minute of sleep after learning her son was murdered. The family was too shaken up for an interview Wednesday but is hoping and praying his killer is brought to justice.

"Children need a village. They need a village because these streets and being out here, you know, it's nothing nice," said Liletha Poe, a neig

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