His cousin told police they were outside Nino’s Market on East warren Avenue when Deontae was forced into a auto by a man with a gun.
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Video shows Deontae being pursued by a man who grabbed the boy by his arm and forced him into a vehicle. A short time later, Mitchell was grabbed by a man, later identified as 45-year-old Gregory Walker, in a 2002 Chevy Impala.
Detroit Police announced two other suspects are wanted in connection to the boy’s abduction: Ernest Coleman and Roy Portis.
Coleman was taken into custody Thursday afternoon.
Detroit police have scheduled a 10 a.m. news conference to provide an update regarding the abduction of 13-year-old Deontae Mitchell.
Deontae’s cousin told police they were riding bikes Tuesday night when they saw a man drop money while urinating outside a market.
Police investigating the kidnapping say they found his body on the city’s east side.
Detroit Police Chief James Craig said a firearm was recovered in their search but can not confirm it is the one the suspect is seen carrying in the video. The same man then returned in the 2002 Impala and chased the kids down, eventually forcing Deontae into his auto as he brandished a nickel-plated revolver, according to police.
Police are combing through knee-high weeds and grass behind a vacant building in Detroit where a boy’s body was discovered.
“This is a very active investigation”, Craig said. According to the Free Press, Deontae was last seen Tuesday around Nino’s Market at 15901 E. Warren, where he and his cousin were riding bikes.
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Strangers from as far away as Macomb Township made their way to vigils on the city’s east side, saying goodbye.
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