On May 30, 2026, 15-year-old Ayden Gould, a Black male, was fatally shot by a Fraser, Michigan police officer inside his home on Breezeway Street after a series of welfare calls and escalating encounters that day. Earlier that afternoon Ayden’s grandmother, his legal guardian, called 911 alleging he had physically abused her; officers briefly took him into custody and later returned him to the grandmother when alternative housing could not be found. That evening the grandmother placed a second call from a neighbor’s house saying Ayden was armed with a knife and “losing his mind.”

Three officers entered the residence with body-camera audio recording their attempts to de-escalate. Ayden, holding a serrated steak knife with a five-inch blade, told officers to leave him alone and said they were “going to have to kill” him. Two officers deployed Tasers that did not stop him; a third officer fired four times, striking Ayden three times. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office investigated and determined the use of force conformed to Michigan law and agency policy; no criminal charges were filed. Ayden’s family said he was in a severe mental health crisis.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who were at the scene that evening and can add detail about what happened before officers arrived?