Teen charged in Woodman Lanes shooting could face trial as adult

KETTERING — Prosecutors have asked for a 17-year-old accused of shooting two people inside Woodman Lanes in Kettering to be tried as an adult.

The shooting happened at the bowling alley just after midnight on April 16.

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“An altercation between the defendant and another person occurred, resulting in a fistfight. During the fight, the defendant pulled out a firearm and fired it, striking two victims,” prosecutors said in a statement.

Dispatchers received 911 calls reporting the gunfire.

“There was gunshots inside Woodman Lanes bowling alley,” a 911 caller said, adding that she only heard one shot. “We ran out. Everyone ran out.”

Prosecutors amended charges against the 17-year-old Thursday, filing four counts of felonious assault and two weapons charges.

“Once again, a 17‐year‐old has a gun and fires it in complete disregard for the safety of others. This defendant should not even have a firearm, and certainly should not have discharged it in a crowded bowling alley,” Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. said.

The two people who were shot have been treated and released from the hospital.

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