Overview
- A man identified as 25‑year‑old Mauriel Dashawn Hearn allegedly approached a woman and her young son in a Baldwin Commons parking lot, shot the woman and took her car on Tuesday.
- Authorities tracked the stolen vehicle with broadcast alerts, Flock license‑plate cameras and drones before a high‑speed chase ended about 17 miles away in Groveland Township when the car hit a guardrail and Hearn was arrested.
- Oakland County prosecutors charged Hearn Friday with multiple felonies including carjacking, assault with intent to murder, fleeing and resisting police, carrying a concealed weapon, and three counts of felony firearm; an arraignment was expected May 22.
- The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the hip, underwent surgery and is reported to be expected to recover.
- Sheriff Michael Bouchard and Prosecutor Karen McDonald publicly noted a 2024 violent conviction in which Hearn allegedly hog‑tied and suffocated a prior victim and criticized that he was on probation, a point that could prompt closer review of probation terms and charging practices.