Detroit Teen Charged in Double Shooting
Published on December 16, 2025
Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Lorenza Bernard Lancaster, 17, and Kavonta Maurice Plummer, 20, in connection with the fatal shooting of Cherish Hinson, 18, and the non-fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man, all of Detroit. Defendant Lancaster will be waived and tried as an adult defendant.
On December 10, 2025, at approximately 2:47 p.m., Detroit police officers were dispatched to a residence in the 15500 block of Sussex for a reported shooting. Upon their arrival, officers observed both victims suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Medics arrived on the scene and transported the victims to a local hospital for treatment. Ms. Hinson succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased a short time later.
It is alleged that a verbal altercation between the defendants and the 22-year-old victim escalated, and Defendant Lancaster produced and fired a handgun, fatally wounding Ms. Hinson and non-fatally wounding the 22-year-old victim. It is then alleged that both defendants fled from the scene on foot. Ms. Hinson was not involved in the altercation. Investigation by the Detroit Police Department led to the arrest of the defendants a short time later.
Lorenza Bernard Lancaster has been charged with First-Degree Murder, Assault with Intent to Murder, and two counts of Felony Firearm.* Kavonta Maurice Plummer has been charged with Accessory After the Fact, Resisting and Obstructing a Police Officer, and Carrying a Concealed Weapon.*
Defendant Plummer was arraigned on December 14, 2025, in 36th District Court and received a $100,000 personal bond with a GPS tether The Probable Cause Conference is scheduled for December 23, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., and the Preliminary Examination is scheduled for December 30, 2025, at 8:45 a.m., before Judge Shawn Jacque.
Defendant Lancaster was arraigned and remanded to jail this afternoon in 36th District Court. The Probable Cause Conference is scheduled for December 29, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., and the Preliminary Examination is scheduled for January 5, 2026, at 8:45 a.m., before Judge Shawn Jacque.
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*The charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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