UPDATE: Five arrested, charged in connection to Benton Harbor shooting death of 21-year-old
Berrien County Jail: Alonzo Woodley UPDATE: ABC57 has confirmed four additional people are charged in connection to this shooting.
- Latarri Horton was charged with:Open MurderConspiracy to commit open murderCarrying a concealed weaponPossession of a firearm by a prohibited personAnd three counts of felony firearm
- Jamier Parker-Hersey was charged with:Open MurderConspiracy to commit open murderCarrying a concealed weaponAnd two counts of felony firearm
- Tamarcus Douglas & Tymarion Douglas were charged with:Open MurderConspiracy to commit open murderAnd two counts of felony firearm
Parker-Hersey and Horton bound over into circuit court on their charges following a preliminary examination on September 15. Both Tamarcus Douglas and Tymarion Douglas have pled guilty to conspiracy to commit assault with intent to commit murder and are scheduled to be sentenced next month.
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. -- The Berrien County Prosecutor's Office announced a suspect is in custody and facing charges in the February death of 21-year-old Damarius Porter.
The suspect, Alonzo Woodley, is charged with Open Murder, Conspiracy to Commit Open Murder, Carrying a Concealed Weapon, Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person, and three counts of Felony Firearm.
Woodley has been waived into adult court for these charges.
His bond is set at $500,000.
On the morning of Feb. 1, officers with the Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety responded to reports of shots-fired in 600 block of Columbus Avenue.
Upon arrival, police found Porter suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
Porter was taken to Corewell Health in St. Joseph where he later died from his injuries.
Porter's autopsy found Porter's cause of death to be fatal injuries from gunfire.
