Man charged with first-degree murder in 2022 Oakland County shooting Detroiter faces second murder case
Nino Denzel-Wesley Red (Wayne County Prosecutor's Office)
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. – A 32-year-old man from Detroit has been charged with first-degree murder for a fatal Oakland County shooting in 2022.
It happened just after midnight, Dec. 19, 2022. According to authorities, David Willis II, was leaving a restaurant in Madison Heights when an SUV pulled up to him in the parking lot. Willis was reportedly shot multiple times by someone in the SUV after an argument.
A joint investigation by the Madison Heights Police Department and FBI identified the suspect as 32-year-old Nino Denzel-Wesley Red.
Red has been charged with first-degree murder and three firearm charges. If convicted, Red could spend the rest of his life in prison without parole.
Red has been incarcerated since January for second-degree murder as part of a plea agreement for a deadly shooting in 2023 . Javonte Gardner was also reportedly shot multiple times during an argument .
Red’s earliest possible release date is in 2039.
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