DETROIT – A 32-year-old man from Macomb County is facing nearly two dozen felonies in connection with an August 2022 shooting that killed three people and wounded two others.
According to authorities, Jony Saad Alatto reportedly fired a gun multiple times during an armed robbery at a Detroit home located near the intersection of Saratoga and Gratiot avenues. 76-year-old John Coffie Jr. 55-year-old Alphonso Henry and 41-year-old Morriss Campbell Jr. were killed in the shooting. Campbell was found dead by police, while Coffie and Henry died after being rushed to a hospital. A 55-year-old woman and a 33-year-old woman who were also shot survived their injuries.
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Alatto was charged Friday, May 24, with three counts of felony murder, two counts of assault with intent to murder, five counts of armed robbery, one count of felon in possession of a firearm and 11 counts of felony firearm. He was denied bail and remanded to jail.
Alatto is expected to return to court for a preliminary examination on June 14. If convicted, he faces the possibility of life in prison.
