DETROIT – A 22-year-old Detroit man has been charged with fatally shooting a 16-year-old girl during an alleged argument on Sunday.
Matthew James Reeves is accused of firing a weapon into the front window of a home in the 9100 block of Beaconsfield Street at about 8:25 p.m. on Nov. 8, fatally striking Rayne Nicole Dennis, also from Detroit.
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Officials say an argument arose when Reeves arrived at the residence to pick up his daughter from her mother. When the situation became tense, the man allegedly retrieved a handgun from his vehicle and fired the weapon into the front room window of the house, striking Dennis, officials said.
The 16-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital where she died due to her injuries. It appears that she was shot once. Officials say the victim was the step-sister of the child’s mother.
Reeves reportedly fled the scene following the shooting, but was later apprehended by Detroit police. He was charged on Thursday with first-degree murder, four counts of assault with intent to murder, discharge of a firearm in or at a building causing death, carrying a concealed weapon and five counts of felony firearm.
A 32-year-old woman was also arrested on Monday in connection with the shooting, though it is unclear what her role in the incident was.
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