Brother and sister accused of killing third sibling’s ex-boyfriend in Warren – Macomb Daily

A 32-year-old Warren man is charged with murder, and his 30-year-old sister is accused of deleting related text messages from her phone about the shooting death of her third sister’s ex-boyfriend.

Deandre Bernard Jones was arraigned Tuesday in 37th District Court in Warren on charges of second-degree murder, felon in possession of a firearm and solicitation to tamper with evidence in the fatal shooting of Stanley Smith Jr. in Warren Friday morning.

Keshawna Smith, also a Warren resident, was charged in the same court with tampering with evidence of allegedly deleted messages and call logs between herself and her brother about the shooting, according to Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido.

Jones allegedly went to a residence in the 11000 block of Paige Avenue around 2 a.m. Friday morning and encountered Stanley Smith, Keshawna Smith and a third unnamed sister outside. Warren police said Jones shot Stanley Smith.

Officers arrived and found Smith dead in the backyard of the residence from multiple gunshot wounds.

Information gathered at the scene led police to a residence in the 11000 block of Jewett Avenue, six blocks away, where persons of interest and/or suspects were believed to be located, authorities said.