A father of two dead was killed in cold blood after a senseless dispute with his deranged neighbor.
According to FOX 2 News Detroit, 35-year-old Nathan Morris, an engineer for Ford Motors, was shot in cold blood by his 47-year-old neighbor, Devereaux Christopher Johnson, following a heated argument in Canton last Saturday morning.
The prosecutor’s office reported that Johnson initiated the confrontation as Morris and his family were walking down the street. Johnson then fired multiple shots, killing Morris, who was unarmed.
Johnson reportedly became enraged after one of Morris’ daughters touched the mulch in his yard. Despite Morris trying to deescalate the situation by sending his family home, the conflict intensified, leading Johnson to pull out a gun and shoot Morris multiple times. Morris was taken to the hospital but, tragically, did not survive. Afterward, Johnson hid out in his home and later came out, shouting, “Praise God Almighty!”
Devereaux Christopher Johnson, 47, charged with 1st-degree murder of neighbor Nathan Morris, 35, in #Canton #Michigan. Morris shot Aug 10 after daughter touched Johnson's mulch. Johnson allegedly threatened family, shot unarmed Morris multiple times #RIP 🙏 #TrueCrime pic.twitter.com/8clsjcMry4
— True Crime Updates (@TrueCrimeUpdat) August 13, 2024
FOX News reported that Johnson has been arraigned on charges of first-degree murder and a felon in possession of a firearm. He is currently held without bond in the Wayne County jail.
New York Post reported:
A father of two young girls was allegedly shot dead by a neighbor who angrily confronted him after his daughter “touched the mulch” in his yard while the family was on a walk in their suburban Michigan neighborhood.
Nathan Morris, 35, was on a walk with his wife and daughters, ages 2 and 5, near their home in Canton just before noon Saturday when police say their neighbor Deveraux Christopher Johnson, 47, confronted him and the two got into an argument, Fox 2 Detroit reported.
Johnson was reportedly upset that Morris’ daughter “touched the mulch” on his property, the Michigan GOP wrote about Morris, a party member involved in local politics.
“The neighbor took a gun out and started threatening the family,” the post alleged.
“Nathan sent his family home and said that he would try and [defuse] the situation, but instead was shot and killed.”
Johnson fired multiple times, killing Morris, who was unarmed, prosecutors said.
When Canton police officers arrived, they discovered Morris with a gunshot wound in the street while the suspect had barricaded himself inside his home.
Morris was taken to a hospital, where he later died, police said.
After several orders to surrender, Johnson came out of his house repeatedly saying, “Praise to God Almighty” and was taken into custody. He was charged with first-degree murder and other felonies.
Morris, who worked at Ford as an engineer, recently got into politics and was affiliated with the Michigan GOP in Wayne.
Johnson, who lived in the neighborhood for 12 years, had on multiple occasions assaulted neighbors, as well as police officers, officials told Fox.
He also has criminal sexual conduct charges from the 1990s.
Johnson had lived in the same neighborhood as Morris for 12 years and has a criminal record. According to FOX 2 News Detroit, Johnson had multiple run-ins with Canton police, including incidents of assaulting neighbors and attacking officers. His criminal history also includes charges of criminal sexual conduct dating back to the 1990s.
As it turns out, Mr. Devereaux Christopher Johnson is not new to heinous acts against innocent people. This is public record and yeah, it's the same guy.
— Joe (@AuntieVyris) August 12, 2024
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