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Detroit Police to Brief Public on Triple Killing at West Side Gas Station

Investigators say the case grew from a crash-turned-fight caught on security video.

Overview

  • The shooting at 3 a.m. Sunday at a Sunoco at W. McNichols and Lahser on Detroit’s west side left three people dead.
  • Security footage shows three people from a black sedan confronting a driver in a red sedan, a door opening, a struggle, then gunfire.
  • The victims were siblings Trevor “Hairy” Sheeler Jr., 25, and Jasmine “Jazzy” Sheeler, 24, and Jasmine’s boyfriend, Lester Owens III, 24.
  • Police say a 22-year-old suspect stayed at the scene, was arrested, and is cooperating as investigators review evidence and have not filed charges.
  • Detroit police set a 2:30 p.m. Wednesday news conference to share an update, while grieving families call for justice and the suspect’s relatives say he feared for his life.