DETROIT – A federal grand jury has indicted Albert Egnis, 28, on one count of felon in possession of ammunition, court records show, after a Special Agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) recognized Egnis on surveillance video.
The ATF agent assigned to the Detroit Field Division said on Jan. 31, 2026, there was a shooting outside a Pizza Cat restaurant in Detroit.
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Police were called around 4:30 a.m. for reports of shots fired, and investigators later recovered 25 spent 9mm casings outside the business.
The agent, who is also assigned to the Pontiac Gun Violence Task Force (GVTF), a task force established by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO), said he recognized Egnis on video because they already knew him from a federal case from 2022.
“I reviewed the surveillance footage and… I recognized Egnis as one of the shooters,” the agent wrote.
In the complaint, the agent described seeing Egnis lift his shirt, pull out a handgun and point it at someone on the sidewalk.
The agent then said gunfire broke out and, as Egnis moved back toward a white Chevrolet Malibu, “I observed muzzle flashes emanating from Egnis’ firearm … as he shot back.”
Egnis linked to another shooting in Sterling Heights
Investigators said evidence tied the gunfire in Detroit to another shooting earlier that month.
“The firearm used by Egnis in the January 31 shooting incident is ballistically linked” to a Jan. 10, 2026, shooting in Sterling Heights, the agent said.
That report, according to the complaint, said multiple people were shot at, and at least three were injured.
Because the federal charge is specifically about ammo, investigators concluded the ammo was manufactured outside the State of Michigan. The complaint also said Egnis was legally prohibited from having any gun or ammo in the first place.
Previous federal charges
Court records show Egnis pleaded guilty and was sentenced on April 6, 2022, to two years in prison and three years of supervised release.
The charges: False Statement and Misrepresented Identification in the Acquisition of a Firearm, Willful Engagement in Firearms Business Without a License, and Receipt of Firearm by Person Under Indictment.
This latest indictment was returned on March 11, 2026, and Egnis was arraigned on March 16.
He’s now set for a final pretrial conference on May 6, 2026.