Two Charged in Fatal Stabbing at Detroit Liquor Store

Published on March 16, 2026

Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Steven Lewis Hooks, 54, and Bernice Shaneka Chenevert, 31, both of Detroit, in connection with the fatal stabbing of Cordell Harris, 40, also of Detroit.

On March 10, 2026, at approximately 11:54 p.m., at a liquor store in the 14800 block of Livernois Avenue in Detroit, it is alleged Mr. Harris spoke to Defendant Chenevert. After a brief exchange she started a verbal altercation with Mr. Harris. It is further alleged that Defendant Chenevert had contact with Defendant Hooks and gave him a broken glass bottle.  Defendant Hooks then stabbed Mr. Harris multiple times in his neck. He was privately transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.

Steven Lewis Hooks and Bernice Shaneka Chenevert have both been charged with Premeditated First-Degree Murder. *

They were arraigned and remanded to jail on March 13, 2026, in 36th District Court. The Probable Cuse Conference is scheduled for March 23, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., and the Preliminary Examination is scheduled for March 30, 2026, at 8:45 a.m., before Judge Shawn Jacque.

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*The charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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