Detroit Man Charged in Quincy Street Fatal Shooting
Published on July 20, 2026
Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Mario Carl Melvin Neal, 19, of Detroit, in connection with the fatal shooting of Kemajai Darden, 23, of Redford.
On June 7, 2026, at approximately 3:25 a.m., Detroit police officers were dispatched to a residence in the 8700 block of Quincy Street for a reported shooting. Upon their arrival, officers located the victim inside the dining room of the residence, unresponsive, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Medics arrived on the scene and pronounced the victim deceased.
It is alleged that Defendant Neal produced and fired a rifle multiple times at the victim, fatally wounding him, before fleeing the scene. Investigation by the Detroit Police Department led to the arrest of the defendant on July 17, 2026.
Mario Carl Melvin Neal has been charged with one count of First-Degree Murder and one count of Felony Firearm. *
He was arraigned and remanded to jail this afternoon in 36th District Court, before Magistrate Jeffrey Kleparek. The Probable Cause Conference is scheduled for July 29, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., and the Preliminary Examination is scheduled for August 5, 2026, at 1:45 p.m., before Judge Shawn Jacque.
Please request a photograph of the defendant from the Detroit Police Department.
*The charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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