Updated: 11:55 a.m. Tuesday -- Devereaux Christopher Johnson, 47, who is accused of killing a Canton Township father, is on the Michigan Sex Offender Registry for a 2005 conviction for the forced criminal sexual assault of a 19-year-old. He was 27 at the time.
The sexual assault happened in Clark County, Nevada.
The shooting on Saturday in Canton Township happened after the father's daughter touched Johnson's mulch.
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Another senseless shooting.
Nathan Morris (Facebook photo)
A Canton Township father was killed Saturday after a neighbor allegedly shot him because his daughter touched his mulch, the Detroit News reports. citing police and the Michigan GOP.
Mulch is a protective layer of material put on top of soil.
The neighbor, Devereaux Christopher Johnson, 47, faces first-degree murder, felon in possession of a firearm, and two counts of Felony Firearm.*
The victim was identified as Nathan Morris, 35, secretary of the 6th Congressional District Republican Committee and an engineer at Ford Motor Co.
Devereaux Christopher Johnson (Police photo)
The incident happened in the 200 block of Cornell Street before noon, police said.
The GOP posted on X:
On Saturday, while taking a stroll with his family in his neighborhood, his daughter touched the mulch of of one of the neighbors. The neighbor took a gun out and started threatening the family. Nathan sent his family home and said that he would try and diffuse the situation, but instead was shot and killed.
Nathan is one of those few guys who are near perfect. He would do no harm and think no harm. He is just an amazing and gentle soul. He will be missed dearly. This is a senseless act of violence, and his two young daughters will grow up without a father.
Canton Police said the shooter barricaded himself in the house before surrendering to police.
“This was a senseless act of violence toward the victim,” said Canton Police Chief Chad Baugh in a statement. “The Canton Police Department sends our deepest condolences to the victim’s family, and to the neighbors who may have witnessed this
tragic event.”
