Overview
- Detroit police responded to Chrysler Elementary after a confrontation between adults in early July and found 25-year-old custodian Devin Burns with a gunshot wound; he was taken to a hospital and later died.
- Wayne County prosecutors charged 43-year-old Kevin Flagg with one count of second-degree murder, one count of manslaughter, and two counts of felony firearm, a filing announced July 14.
- Officers say Flagg was detained at the scene, investigators recovered a handgun, and records show he holds a concealed pistol license.
- Flagg was arraigned July 11 and initially given a $250,000 cash or surety bond that a judge reduced to $150,000 at a later hearing; a probable cause conference is scheduled for July 20 and a preliminary exam for July 27.
- Detroit Public Schools Community District confirmed Burns was a contracted custodian at Chrysler Elementary and that no students or staff were inside the building when the shooting occurred, a fact that has renewed local concern about safety near schools.