HOLLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — A murder charge has been filed in the death of a 17-year-old at a Holland apartment early Friday morning.
Around 4:15 a.m., crews with the Holland Department of Public Safety were sent to an apartment in the Bay Pointe Apartment Complex at 791 E 16th St. near S. Waverly Road for a domestic incident.
Responding officers found a 39-year-old woman holding a knife. Police said officers gave her multiple commands before using a Taser. She was then taken into custody. Her name has not been released.
While in the apartment, officers found the body of a 17-year-old boy, the woman’s son, police said.
After an autopsy and investigation, police said Friday afternoon that the death had been ruled a homicide. Prosecutors authorized charges of open murder and resisting and obstructing an officer.
Police did not release the name of the teen or suspect Friday.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Holland Department of Public Safety detectives at 616.355.1150 or by emailing policetips@cityofholland.com. Tips may also be submitted to Silent Observer at 877.887.4536.