A domestic disturbance in Romulus, Michigan, on April 21, 2021, ended with 41-year-old Alex Hackney found in the driveway of a Conover Place residence with three gunshot wounds to the chest. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

Police arrested Alex Hackney’s 19-year-old son, Devon Hackney, who was at the scene. Authorities allege a physical altercation between father and son preceded the shooting. The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office charged Devon Hackney with open murder and felony firearm; he was arraigned in 34th District Court and initially held on $125,000 bond before posting bond and being released on a tether. The case was bound over to 3rd Circuit Court in Wayne County for trial.

There are public statements that the defense plans to argue self-defense. Did anyone in Romulus have contact with the Hackney family around April 21, 2021, or see events near Conover Place that day?