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4 charged in deadly Detroit attack

Online Niel November 12, 2024

Four people have been charged in connection with a shooting last week at a Detroit rally that left two teenagers dead, authorities said 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 the 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 escape from a motor vehicle causing death; five counts of escape from a motor vehicle causing injury; one count of carrying a concealed weapon; 14 counts of firearms; and one count of resisting and obstructing a police officer.

Anaya was charged with two counts of first degree murder, four counts of assault with intent to kill, two counts of discharging from a motor vehicle causing death, five counts of discharging from a motor vehicle causing injury, one charge of concealed carry. 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 was charged with tampering with evidence and lying to a police officer during a violent crime investigation.

Marsh, Garcia and Anaya were booked into the jail. McIntee was given a $75,000 personal bond.

A probable cause conference is scheduled for Nov. 19 at 8:30 a.m

A preliminary hearing 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 injured: 16-year-old Pontiac boy; two 17-year-old boys from Pontiac; an 18-year-old from Detroit; and an 18-year-old man from Pontiac.

The two who died were identified as Gage Schmaltz19, from 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 block party or large gathering.

Officials said multiple shots were fired from a vehicle into a crowd of people before the suspects fled the scene. Officers followed the vehicle to the intersection of Gilbert and Devereaux streets, 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 November 6.

Police believe a verbal altercation escalated and the suspects fired into the crowd, hitting Schmaltz and the 15-year-old victim in the head. The 16-year-old Pontiac boy was struck in the face, a 17-year-old victim was struck in the chest and arm and the other 17-year-old victim was struck in the face, authorities said.

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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