Posted on 08/14/2024 10:40:31 AM PDT by thegagline
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. ***
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White on black= relatively rare, blame racism and let the looting begin!
The Victim
And, you guessed correctly. The murderer:
If the person is reasonable there is nothing to defuse and if they are unreasonable you can end up dead.
Any questions?
dilbert is right.
First Degree Manslaughter.
Maximum sentence in MI State Pen
Is that really what he said, or was he ranting about the Hawaiian snackbar?
The article says first degree murder. Where are you getting manslaughter?
All you fathers of young families, your responsibility is to stay alive and provide. Avoid confrontation and escalation.
Great question.
Is that a mug shot? I thought jewelry had to be given up? Is that some sort of “winged skull” pendant?
You can’t “defuse” crazy and drugged up.
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.
He should have already been locked up and the key thrown away.
This sounds like a case of mental illness.
Looks like a zipper.
[our] god is greater [than your God]
Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner! You win the internet today!
um ... I think that’s the zipper on his shirt ...
That would a passable translation, I think.🧐
I’ll bet Johnson still gets to vote in November if not before.
This sicko looney toon would’ve likely shot this dad in the back, regardless of what might/might NOT have been said.
We have no idea if that’s exactly what might have happened.
Where are you seeing that there was any “confrontation”?
This whacko is unhinged.
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