(WXYZ) — A Detroit couple is facing charges after this weekend’s fatal shooting of beloved security guard Daryll Straughter.
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According to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, 33-year-old Travis Deshawn Irving and 34-year-old Nicole Kay Christian, both of Detroit, were arraigned Tuesday afternoon.
Officials say there was a verbal argument between Straughter and Irving outside of a liquor store in the 570 block of Monroe street before Irving allegedly took out a gun and shot Straughter. Irving then left the scene with the help of Christian, according to officials.
Straughter was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
Both Irving and Christian were arrested later that day.
According to the prosecutor's office, Irving is facing charges of one count of first-degree murder, one count of felony in possession of a firearm, and two counts of felony firearm. Christian is facing a charge of one count of accessory after the fact.
Irving was taken back to jail and has a probable cause hearing on May 2 and a preliminary examination on May 9. Christian was given a $50,000 cash/surety bond. She has a probably cause hearing on April 27 and a preliminary examination on May 3.
"He was amazing, everybody loved my husband — loved him. He watched and protected everybody and now, he’s gone. Someone took him from me for no reason," Maundretta Straughter told 7 Action News. "He didn’t deserve that.”
