Detroit police issued an estimated 180 curfew tickets to juveniles during the city's annual Ford Fireworks on Monday. Hours before the fireworks, a police officer shot an armed teenage boy early Monday night.

The shooting occurred around the intersection of Farmer and Bates streets, near Cadillac Square in downtown Detroit. Police arrested a 19-year-old around 6:30 p.m. Monday who was found with a weapon. During this arrest, another individual began walking away with his hands tucked, and Detroit police media director Jasmine Barmore stated that officers believed this individual was armed. The individual then fled on foot, prompting an officer to fire at the person. Barmore said, "[The officer was] fearing for his life and for the safety of the public." The person was struck multiple times and was listed in serious condition at a local hospital on Monday night.

Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison addressed the City Council on Tuesday morning. He said, "We had a large juvenile presence that showed up. It was a good event." The city imposed a temporary 8 p.m. curfew for unaccompanied minors in areas around the riverfront for Monday night, which concluded at 6 a.m. Tuesday. This is a measure Detroit has implemented for the annual fireworks for at least a decade. Detroit's regular curfew for juveniles 15 and under is from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., and for teenagers aged 16 and 17, it is from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Councilwoman Mary Waters voted against the temporary fireworks curfew. She stated that she observed hundreds of unaccompanied teenagers at the fireworks Monday night but did not see any specific incidents of bad behavior. Waters also noted that the ages of the teenager shot by a police officer and the 19-year-old arrested with a weapon were above the age limit of the city curfew. "The fireworks were beautiful, absolutely beautiful," Waters said. She added, "Yet many youth couldn't be there to have that experience, . . . simply because of the curfew." She also stated, "I want us to change that."