2 Detroit teens charged with murdering Uber driver who was attacked with hammer, knife, police say
Devin McKee, Lanyah Brady charged as adults
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DETROIT – Two Detroit teenagers have been charged with first-degree murder after
Detroit, are accused of killing Timothy Marcus Perkins, a 60-year-old Uber driver from Southfield, according to authorities.
Detroit police officers were called at 9:20 a.m. Jan. 21 to the West Edsel Ford Service Drive and Elmer Street on the city’s west side. When they arrived, they found Perkins in an alley at Elmer and Lawrence streets.
Perkins was bleeding from his head and had multiple stab wounds on his back and torso,
Before the robbery, the two teens McKee and Brady called for an Uber, officials say. Once the Uber arrived, McKee allegedly attacked Perkins with a hammer and stabbed him with a knife. Officials say Brady was also armed and partook in the robbery by stabbing Perkins.
The two teens allegedly stole Perkin s car, took his personal property and then left the scene, officials say. Detroit police were able to track down Perkins stolen car, which led them to find the two teens.
“It is rare that we use the automatic waiver to charge juveniles as adults. But the alleged facts in this case are especially heinous and violent, Worthy said. “The evidence in this case will show that these defendants called an Uber with a plan to rob and carjack the driver, beat and bludgeoned him, and left him in an alley to die.”
Isidore Torres, former Wayne County jurist, dies at 73
Judge Isidore B. Torres came from humble beginnings, working as a migrant worker, becoming an attorney and eventually becoming the first Hispanic jurist to serve on the bench in Wayne County, his family said.
As he rose professionally, Judge Torres remained committed to the ideal that all people must have equal access to justice, and serving as an example for the Chicano community, said his son, Felipe Torres.
“I think that when people saw him and met him for the first time, I don’t think they realized that he was a judge,” he said. “I don’t think that they realized when they found out he was a judge that he was a migrant worker when he was a little boy . That he came from such humble beginnings, fought his way up to become a judge, but still spent a lot of time in the community helping people navigate whatever legal troubles they had.”
Man, 26, denied bond in 8 Mile fatal shooting
Detroit A 26-year-old man is jailed as he faces murder and gun charges in a fatal shooting Monday morning in Detroit, court records show.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Delshawn Bommarito with first-degree premeditated murder and felony firearm in the Jan. 11 shooting.
The fatal shooting was reported at about 4:30 a.m. Monday on the 22300 block of West Eight Mile, west of Lahser.
Police said from the beginning that the victim may have known the person who shot him.
In an update later Monday, police said a 26-year-old man had turned himself in. The suspect and victim had been arguing before the shooting, police said.