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Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Mark Anthony Shaw, 39, of Missouri City, Texas, in connection with the fatal shooting of Stafford Segree, 47, of Van Nuys, California. Both the defendant and the victim were long distance truck drivers. They did not know each other prior to the incident.

On June 29, 2023, at approximately 12:52 p.m., Van Buren Township police officers were dispatched to an alley in the 10900 block of Belleville Road for a reported unresponsive male. Upon their arrival, officers located the victim inside of his semi-truck, deceased, suffering from a gunshot wound to the face.

It is alleged that on June 28, 2023, at approximately 10:20 p.m., a verbal altercation between the defendant and the victim escalated, and Defendant Shaw produced and fired a handgun, fatally wounding Mr. Segree, before fleeing the scene. Investigation by the Van Buren Township Police Department led to the arrest of the defendant on June 29, 2023.

Mark Anthony Shaw has been charged with one count of First-Degree Murder and one count of Felony Firearm. *

He was arraigned this morning in 34th District Court before Judge Brian Oakley and given a $200,000 cash/surety bond. The Probable Case Conference is scheduled for July 12, 2023, at 8:30 a.m., before Judge Tina Brooks Green. Please request a photograph of the defendant from the Van Buren Township Police Department.

*The charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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