Mich. woman allegedly shoots husband in the back of his head during argument
12/29/2022 1:01 pm PST
EASTPOINTE, Mich. (TCD) -- A 42-year-old woman was arrested after she allegedly shot and killed her husband during an argument while her children were at home.
On Dec. 27 at 2:20 a.m., Eastpointe Police Department officers responded to the 17000 block of Veronica Avenue after receiving a call about a fatal shooting. When they arrived, they found Carletta Johnson "providing aid to her husband who was shot in the back of the head."
Johnson reportedly told police she shot her 43-year-old husband, and officers allegedly located "several firearms" inside the home. She was taken into custody without incident.
The Macomb County District Attorney’s Office alleged Johnson killed her husband during an argument at their home and charged her with second-degree murder and a firearm felony.
She was booked into the Macomb County Jail with her bond set at $1 million cash. Johnson is reportedly not allowed to have contact with her children who were at home at the time of the fatal shooting.
Johnson could face life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder.
Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido said in a statement, "Gun violence is not the answer to an argument."
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