Deadly Shooting On Detroit's East Side
DETROIT (WWJ) - Homicide detectives are investigating on Detroit's east side following a deadly overnight shooting.
According to Detroit police investigators, 37-year-old Brandon Johnson was shot and killed during an attempted carjacking. Police said the suspect shot Johnson as he was sitting in an SUV with a woman who was not injured.
WWJ's City Beat Reporter Vickie Thomas reported it was an emotional scene as relatives and friends of the victim arrived where police had cordoned off a
- Gregory Edwards, victim's father. (WWJ Photo/Vickie Thomas)
section of the road outside Martin Luther King Apartments on Lafayette and Chene.
The victim's grandmother, Amanda Edwards, heard the shots.
"I heard two shots at 3:20, because when I hear something like that, I always open my eyes and look at the clock," Edwards said. "And the clock said 3:20, so I just laid on there and then a couple of seconds later, I heard footsteps run by my patio. I was upstairs, but I didn't get up then til I heard my daughter open the door."
His father, Gregory Edwards, said Johnson was a great son and a great dad to his 7-year-old daughter.
"Wherever you saw Brandon you saw his daughter," said Edwards. "He's a church-going man. He's a hard worker. He's a family man. We're going to miss him so very much. We spent so much time together," he said.
Relatives said Johnson worked at Henry Ford Hospital.
There have been no arrests. Stay with WWJ and CBSDetroit.com for the latest.
