Detroit man charged with double murder inside home on city's west side

Police: Detroit man got into argument leading to double murder with shotgun

Detroit police believe the three got into an argument — before Arrington is accused of shooting Galloway and Clark with a shotgun.

DETROIT (FOX 2) - A Detroit man has been charged in a double murder of a man and woman on the city's west side last week.

Keith Alan Arrington, Jr., 30, was arraigned in the Feb. 14 killings of two people inside a residence in the 15300 block of Coyle Street near Fenkell.

Police say Arrington knew the victims, Latriece Galloway, 21, and Edward Clark, 39, According to Clark's family, Edward and Latriece were good friends.

The backstory:

Clark's family spoke to FOX 2 Thursday and said that the accused shooter is their nephew. Edward's father said Arrington suffered from mental illness.

"He has mental issues, if he’s not good on his meds," said Edward Clark II. "Nobody can tell what happened because the only three people that know are him and the other two. Two aren’t here anymore."

Detroit police were dispatched at 12:32 a.m. Feb. 14 for a reported shooting. Upon their arrival, officers located both victims in the basement of the home suffering gunshot wounds. After arriving, medics pronounced both victims deceased at the scene.

Investigators say it is alleged that an argument escalated, and Arrington fired a shotgun, striking Galloway in the neck and Clark in the chest, fatally wounding the victims.

Arrington is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, felon in possession of a firearm and numerous other weapons charges.

Those who knew Clark are grieving his loss.

"I am so sorry, I am sorry you have to go through this. I’m sorry you had to witness it," said neighbor Carl Jeter.

"He was a good, loving, caring person. He was down to earth and just a good-going person. He worked here for a little while and it’s sad he had to go," said Charles Wilson, co-worker.

The Source: Information for this story was taken from a release by the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office and interviews with the father of one of the victims, a neighbor and co-worker.