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Detroit Woman Charged in Fatal Shooting of Boyfriend
On March 19, 2022, at approximately 4:11 p.m., Detroit police officers were dispatched to a residence in the 14940 block of Bringard Street in Detroit for a reported shooting. Upon their arrival, officers located the victim in the bathroom of the home with a gunshot wound to his left wrist and right flank. Medics arrived on scene and transported the victim to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.
It is alleged that a verbal argument between the defendant and the victim escalated, and Defendant Newson produced and fired a handgun, fatally wounding the victim, before fleeing the scene.
Shanitra Janise Newson has been charged with one count of Second-Degree Murder and one count of Felony Firearm. *
She was arraigned yesterday afternoon in 36th District Court and given a $250,000/10% bond. The defendant was also given a GPS tether and placed on house arrest. The Probable Cause Conference is scheduled for April 5, 2022, at 8:30 a.m., and the Preliminary Examination is scheduled for April 12, 2022, at 1:45 p.m., before Judge Kenneth King. Please request a photograph of the defendant from the Detroit Police Department.
*The charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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