Detroit security officer shot to death trying to stop a confrontation
Detroit Michigan April 19 2023 A Detroit couple is facing charges after a shooting that killed a security officer Saturday in Greektown.
Travis Deshawn Irving, 33, is accused of shooting 48-year-old Daryll Straughter before fleeing with the help of 34-year-old Kay Christian. She is accused of trying to hide the gun in her bra.
Sources say Straughter was trying to stop an argument over someone allegedly cutting in line at a liquor store in the 570 block of Monroe Street when he was killed.
Straughter was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Irving is charged with first-degree murder, felon in possession of a firearm, and two counts of felony firearm. Christian is charged with accessory after the fact.
Both Irving and Christian were arraigned Tuesday. Irving was declined bond, while Christian’s bond was set at $55,000 cash.
A few days before this shooting, another Detroit private security officer shot two men who had begun firing into a crowd at a bar early Wednesday.
Police were dispatched to the Views Bar and Grill on Grand River Avenue in Detroit, the report said.
The suspects opened fire on the crowd around 1:40 a.m. Wednesday, and that’s when an on-duty security officer returned fire, striking both of the suspects.
One of the suspects is in critical condition while the other is stable, the report said.
It’s unclear whether anyone else was injured during the incident.
