Woman killed, man injured after argument leads to shooting on Detroit's west side

Man listed in stable condition

DETROIT – A woman was killed and a man was injured early Saturday after a shooting on Detroit's west side, police said.

Police said the victims were inside an after-hours establishment at the intersection of Fenkell Avenue and Roselawn Street at 3:05 a.m. when there was an argument. A man used a handgun to shoot the victims, police said.

The woman, Chawntae Stewart, 39, was struck in the back. She died while being transported to a hospital, police said. The man is listed in stable condition at a hospital.

The shooter is described as a black man with dreadlocks. He was wearing a hoodie.

Chawntae Stewart's sisters -- Shantinique Stewart and Noisha Stewart -- can hardly believe she's gone.

"The pain that I'm feeling for my sister right now, it hurts so bad. My heart hurts. It's not even beating," Shantinique Stewart said. "It's just stinging. It's nothing but pain. It's emptiness here, but it's pain."

"My sister was murdered and left for dead by some people she called her friends," Noisha Stewart said.

Just months ago, Chawntae Stewart herself was grieving. Her 14-year-old daughter, Jamesha McWilliams, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in August.

"We didn't get justice for Jamesha, now there's no justice for Chawntae," Noisha Stewart said. "That's not right."

Chawntae Stewart now leaves behind five children. The youngest is 4 years old.

"Now I got to sit here and explain to my 4-year-old nephew that his mom is gone. How do you do that?" Shantinique Stewart said.

Shantinique Stewart promises to fight for her niece and sister.

"Justice will be served, and I will get that for her and Jamesha, and that's on my life," Shantinique Stewart said.

Saturday's shooting remains under investigation.


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Koco joined the Local 4 News team in September of 2016. She was born and raised in Metro Detroit, attended Central Michigan University, and previously worked at WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids.