A late-night argument in Detroit turned deadly on May 20, 2024, when 46-year-old Luzell Orlando Etheridge Jr. was found on the sidewalk in front of his home in the 17000 block of Ohio Street with a fatal gunshot wound to the chest. Four other people, ages 31 to 56, were also shot and taken to a hospital for treatment by private means.

Police identified 47-year-old Charles Deandre Carter of Detroit as the suspected shooter. Authorities say Carter produced a handgun during the dispute and fired multiple shots, striking Etheridge and wounding the others. Carter was arrested and charged by the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office with one count of second-degree murder, four counts of assault with intent to murder, and five counts of felony firearm. He was arraigned on May 22, 2024, and remanded to jail; a probable cause conference and preliminary examination were scheduled for late May and early June.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting or has information about the events that led to this quintuple shooting is asked to come forward.