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David Gary Martin Jr., 20, was killed in a burst of gunfire on Detroit’s west side on the night of March 30, 2026. Prosecutors say the shooting happened near Margareta Street and Prest Street at about 9:59 p.m., when multiple people allegedly opened fire on his vehicle. Wounded and trying to escape, Martin drove away but lost control and crashed into a house on Sussex Street; he was found in the driver’s seat with multiple gunshot wounds and later died at a local hospital. Public obituary information gives his birth date as May 17, 2005.

Wayne County prosecutors charged three Detroit teenagers in connection with the killing: Keyonte Johnson, 17; Taiwan Nathaniel Jody Robinson, 18; and Tadario Thomas Derwin Sims, 18. Prosecutors allege the three produced handguns and fired at Martin’s car before the crash. Johnson and Sims were charged with premeditated first-degree murder, felony-firearm, and carrying a concealed weapon; Robinson was charged with premeditated first-degree murder, felony-firearm, and third-degree fleeing. All three were arraigned in 36th District Court and remanded to jail; a probable cause conference and preliminary examination were scheduled for April 13 and April 20, 2026.

At this stage the charges are allegations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Did anyone in the area see the shooting or the vehicle leaving Margareta and Prest around 9:59 p.m. on March 30?