Desmond Burks bound over for trial in murder of Detroit neurosurgeon Dr. Devon Hoover

DETROIT (WWJ) — The man charged with murdering prominent Detroit neurosurgeon Dr. Devon Hoover has been bound over for trial.

A Wayne County judge ruled that there is sufficient evidence to order 35-year-old Desmond Burks to face a jury trial for the 2023 murder of Hoover, who was found shot to death in his home.

“Well, it’s not really a big surprised that the judge bound Burks over for trial,” said WWJ Legal Analyst Charlie Langton, who was at the courthouse Thursday. “Prosecutors showed that there was a sufficient connection between the two. Even though it’s circumstantial evidence, there was that connection.”…

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