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Two Men Charged in Melvindale Fatal Shooting
Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Taiwan Antonelli Cox Jr., 20, of Detroit, and Curtis Damon Harris, 17, of Ecorse, in connection with the fatal shooting of Frederick Coleman, 20, of Detroit.
On May 9, 2024, at approximately 9:50 p.m., Melvindale police officers were dispatched to the area of Outer Drive and Seaway for a reported shooting. Upon their arrival, officers located Mr. Coleman in the driver's seat of his vehicle, deceased from multiple gunshot wounds.
It is alleged that while the victim was stopped at the intersection of Westbound Outer Drive and Seaway, Defendants Cox and Harris produced and fired handguns multiple times into the victim's vehicle, fatally wounding Mr. Coleman, before fleeing the scene. Investigation by the Melvindale Police Department led to the arrest of both defendants on July 9, 2024.
Taiwan Antonelli Cox Jr. and Curtis Damon Harris have both been charged with First-Degree Murder and Felony Firearm.*
Defendant Cox and Defendant Harris were arraigned and remanded to jail on July 15, 2024, in 24th District Court.
The Probable Cause Conference is scheduled for July 22, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., before Judge Richard Page. Please request a photograph of the defendants from the Melvindale Police Department.
*The charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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