Four people have been charged in connection with a shooting last week at a Detroit gathering that left two teens dead, authorities announced Monday.
Johnny Lee Marsh III, 25, Eladeo Javier-Antonio Garcia, 22, Alfonso Anaya, 18, all of Detroit, and Amber Renee-Sue McIntee, 21, of Lincoln Park were arraigned Saturday through 36th District Court.
Marsh III and Garcia were charged with two counts of first-degree murder; four counts of assault with intent to murder; two counts of discharge from a motor vehicle causing death; five counts of discharge from a motor vehicle causing injury; one count of carrying a concealed weapon; 14 counts of felony firearm; and one count of resisting and obstructing a police officer.
Anaya has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, four counts of assault with intent to murder, two counts of discharge from a motor vehicle causing death, five counts of discharge from a motor vehicle causing injury, one count of carrying a concealed weapon, 14 counts of felony firearm, one count of resisting and obstructing a police officer, and one count of third-degree fleeing and eluding a police officer.
McIntee has been charged with tampering with evidence and lying to a police officer during a violent crime investigation.
Marsh, Garcia, and Anaya were remanded to jail. McIntee was given a $75,000 personal bond.
Attorneys representing the four could not immediately be reached for comment Monday.
A probable cause conference is scheduled for Nov. 19 at 8:30 a.m.
A preliminary examination is scheduled for Nov. 26 at 8:45 a.m.
Seven people were shot at a party on Nov. 3, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.
Five were wounded: 16-year-old boy from Pontiac; two 17-year-old boys from Pontiac; an 18-year-old woman from Detroit; and an 18-year-old man from Pontiac.
The two who died were identified as Gage Schmaltz, 19, of Southgate, and a 15-year-old boy from Detroit.
According to the release, on Nov. 3 around 1:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to a residence in the 6300 block of Devereaux Street for a reported block party or large gathering.
Officials said multiple gunshots were fired from a vehicle into a crowd of people before the suspects fled the scene. Officers pursued the vehicle to the intersection of Gilbert and Devereaux street, where the suspects exited the vehicle and fled the scene on foot.
After a brief foot chase, officers arrested Garcia and Marsh. Following an investigation, police later arrested Anaya and McIntee on Nov. 6.
Police believe a verbal altercation escalated and the suspects fired shots into the crowd, striking Schmaltz and the 15-year-old victim in the head. The 16-year-old Pontiac boy was hit in the face, a 17-year-old victim was hit in the chest and arm and the other 17-year-old victim was hit in the face, authorities reported.
The 18-year-old Detroit woman was hit in the right leg and the 18-year-old Pontiac man was hit in the face, chest and back.
The 15-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene and the other victims were transported to a local hospital. Schmaltz succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead later that day.
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