Man arrested, charged in fatal shooting near park on Detroit’s west side

A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged in a shooting near Detroit’s Stoepel Park that killed another man and injured a third earlier this month, police said Friday.

According to court records, Joshua Watts is charged with one count each of first-degree premeditated murder, causing death by discharging a firearm from a vehicle, causing injury by discharging a firearm from a vehicle, assault with intent to murder, carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, and five counts of felony firearm.

The Detroit Police Department says it’s alleged that Watts planned to meet Leothis Daniels and Julian Hill, both 20, at the park to smoke marijuana during the evening of Aug. 2…

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