DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — The 16-year-old killed in a shooting early Saturday morning has been identified by the coroner.
On April 6, Treymayne Bass died at 3:20 a.m. in the Decatur Memorial Hospital Emergency Room, according to Macon County Coroner Michael Day.
The Decatur Police Department said that Bass was visiting a friend, 18-year-old Jayden M. Michniewicz, when a firearm was being handled. Initial interviews suggest that the gun discharged during a transfer, striking Bass in the chest.
Preliminary autopsy results show that Bass' death was caused by a gunshot wound to the chest.
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Michniewicz was arrested on probable cause for involuntary manslaughter.
All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Anyone with information about this is asked to call Decatur Police at 217-424-2734 or Macon County Crimestoppers at 217-423-8477.
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