Man faces murder charges in fatal stabbing of man found inside vehicle in Mount Clemens

Man's body found inside vehicle parked on Avery Street

A man's body was found inside a vehicle Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017 on Avery Street in Mount Clemens. (WDIV)

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – A-49-year-old man was arraigned Wednesday in connection to the fatal stabbing of a man found inside a vehicle Sunday in Mount Clemens.

Galawn Maurice Dillard, of Roseville, was charged with second-degree murder.

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ORIGINAL REPORT: Police investigating after body found in vehicle in Mount Clemens

According to the Macomb County Sheriff's Office, Christopher Hamilton, 50, was stabbed to death and was found inside a vehicle parked in the 70 block of Avery Street. 

His body was found after police received a call about 4:12 a.m. on a suspicious vehicle in front of a home on Avery Street near Gibbs Street. Deputies found the man's body inside the vehicle. 

Dillard's bond was set at $500,000.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Macomb County Sheriff's Office at 586-783-8192.

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