DETROIT — Questions over competency persist in the criminal case stemming from the fatal shooting nearly two years ago of Canton Township resident Nathan Morris, an engineer, husband and father of two young daughters.
Devereaux Johnson, 49, is charged with premeditated first-degree murder in connection to the shooting, a felony punishable by life in prison without parole. He is also charged with firearms possession by a felon; a five-year felony, and two additional counts of felony firearm. A plea of not guilty was entered on his behalf.
Morris was shot and killed Aug. 10, 2024, during a dispute that may have stemmed from his daughter playing with mulch near Johnson’s home in the 200 block of Cornell Street, police said at the time…