Two men are dead after separate, unrelated shootings tore through Warren within roughly an hour of each other yesterday morning, according to police. One happened during what authorities described as a family fight inside a home in the 26000 block of Newport, while the other erupted after an uninvited man confronted his ex-girlfriend and another man at a home in the 24000 block of Stewart, about 2.4 miles away.
The first shooting, in the 26000 block of Newport, resulted in one man shooting and killing another man during a family fight, according to authorities cited by WXYZ. The exact family relationship between the two men has not been confirmed. The Metro Detroit News reported that the shooting occurred around 2:30 a.m. and identified the men involved as brothers, though initial police reports had described the incident only as a domestic fight without confirming that specific relationship.
About an hour later, a second, unrelated shooting unfolded at a home in the 24000 block of Stewart. Investigators said an uninvited man confronted his ex-girlfriend and another man there; the uninvited man was then shot and killed and was pronounced dead at the scene. The station's report noted that police described the Stewart incident as a domestic fight as well, while The Metro Detroit News reported the confrontation involved a friend rather than confirming the ex-boyfriend relationship independently.
Two Homicides Investigated Separately by Warren Police
Warren police are investigating both shootings, and the department says anyone with information can contact investigators at (586) 574-4700. The two incidents, while occurring hours and miles apart, both fit a pattern police initially characterized as domestic in nature, though the precise relationships among those involved in each case remain under review, per the same account.
Warren Police Commissioner Eric Hawkins, who was appointed in September 2024 after previously serving as police chief in Southfield, Michigan, and Albany, New York, oversees the department handling both investigations, according to CBS News. Warren is Michigan's third-largest city and the largest municipality in Macomb County, with a 2020 population of 139,387 spread across 34.4 square miles bordering Detroit's northern edge, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Self-Defense Laws Could Shape Any Charging Decisions
Any potential charges stemming from either shooting would ultimately fall to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office, led by elected Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido, whose office has established a specialized Major Crimes Unit to handle homicides and other life-felony cases. Investigators and prosecutors will likely have to weigh Michigan's self-defense statutes as they review both cases.
Michigan's Presumption Regarding Self-Defense Act, MCL 780.951, establishes a rebuttable legal presumption that a person has an honest and reasonable fear of imminent death or severe bodily harm when using force against someone unlawfully entering an occupied dwelling. Separately, Michigan's Self-Defense Act, MCL 780.972, allows a person not engaged in a crime to use deadly force with no duty to retreat anywhere they have a legal right to be, provided they reasonably believe it is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm. Whether either shooter can claim protection under these statutes will likely hinge on whether forced entry occurred and whether each man had a legal right to be where the shooting took place.
A Rare Spike for a City That Sees Few Homicides
Two homicides in a single morning mark an unusual concentration of violence for Warren. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting data has shown the city recording as few as 8 homicides and 648 violent crimes in a single reporting year among a population of more than 134,000 residents, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. That contrasts with neighboring Detroit, where homicides fell 19% to 165 cases in 2025 compared to the prior year, with nonfatal shootings dropping 26% over the same span, according to Wayne County officials.
Domestic violence advocates in Macomb County have separately raised alarms about escalating intimate partner conflict. Turning Point, the county's primary domestic and sexual violence support agency, operates a 50-bed emergency shelter and fielded 10,657 crisis calls during fiscal year 2023, according to Cause IQ. Nonfatal intimate partner strangulations in Macomb County surged 96% over a one-year period, according to Turning Point medical data reported by FOX 2 Detroit, a trend advocates warn can escalate to lethal violence when left unaddressed.
Warren police have not released the identities of either man killed, and the precise family and personal relationships behind both shootings remain under investigation. Anyone with information about either case is urged to call Warren police investigators.
