A 19-year-old man is accused of fatally shooting his mother and her boyfriend at a Harper Woods home over Labor Day weekend, officials said. Demond Thomas Burgen Jr., 19, of Harper Woods, is charged with murder related to the deaths of his mother, Khalilah Elam, 45, of Harper Woods, and her boyfriend Reginald Farmer Jr., 52, of Ypsilanti, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office announced.
Burgen was found hiding in the basement holding a gun to his head, the release said. After negotiations, he was taken into custody at the scene. The defendant was arraigned on Sunday, Sept. 4, in 32A District Court on two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of felony firearm. His bond was set at $1 million cash. The probable cause conference is set for 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, and the preliminary examination is set for 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21.
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