Texas man charged in Van Buren Township fatal shooting

CBS News Detroit Digital Brief for July 3, 2023

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A 39-year-old man is charged with murder after a California man was found shot to death on Thursday in Van Buren Township.

Mark Shaw of Texas, was charged with first-degree murder and felony firearm. He was arraigned Monday in the 34th District Court and received a $200,000 bond. Prosecutors say Shaw and the victim, 47-year-old Van Nuys, were both truck drivers.

According to a Facebook post from Van Buren Township Public Safety, police were called to the 10800 block of Belleville Road at about 1 p.m. on June 29. A caller reported a parked semi-truck and trailer with both side windows of the cab broken. 

Officers arrived and found Nuys dead from a gunshot wound to the face.

Police obtained video that showed an altercation between two people with one person pulling out a gun and shooting the other. During an investigation, police identified the license plate of a semi-truck and located Shaw a short time later.

A weapon was found during a search of the truck, according to police.

A probable cause conference is scheduled for July 12.

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