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Taylor man charged after fatal shooting outside Romulus liquor store

By Amber Ainsworth
Published  September 24, 2021 9:42am EDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 2 Detroit

ROMULUS, Mich. (FOX 2) - A Taylor man is facing charges in connection with a shooting that left a 28-year-old man dead outside a liquor store last month.

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Lajohn Esten Washington, 24, is charged with first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder, and two counts of felony firearm.

Lajon Washington

A Detroit man, Chevron Lawrence, was shot and killed in the parking lot of Top Shelf Liquor at the corner of Eureka and Inkster roads in Romulus on Aug. 23. Authorities allege Washington also tried to shoot an 18-year-old Taylor man before fleeing the scene.

An investigation led police to Washington on Monday.