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Detroit police seek man in connection with fatal shooting at mental health clinic

By Amber Ainsworth and Fox 2 Staff
Published  April 6, 2022 11:57am EDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 2 Detroit

DPD looking for Demetres Johnson in fatal shooting outside mental health clinic

Detroit police is offering a $1,000 reward for information that helps solve the case of a fatal shooting of a guard outside Team Wellness.

DETROIT (FOX 2) - Detroit police are looking for a man accused of shooting two employees at a mental health clinic last week.

Demetres Nathaniel Johnson, 21, is wanted in connection with the March 30 shooting of two mental health technicians at Team Wellness on Mack near Mt. Elliott. One of the techs, Diante Davis, died.

"He just reached in his jacket and just started shooting… he shot Diante first and then pointed and shot him two more times while he was on the ground. And we just all ran… we all ran, and we didn’t know what to do," said Jaimond King, who survived the shooting.

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It is unclear if Johnson was a patient at the facility.

"He’d been here actually for like seven days. He wasn't even checking in or nothing… all our members are supposed to check in," King said.

Demetres Nathaniel Johnson

Due to privacy concerns, Team Wellness couldn't confirm nor deny if the suspect was staying at the mental health facility.

Anyone with information about Johnson's whereabouts is asked to call police at 313-596-2260 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.

Vigil held for Team Wellness mental health technician who was fatally shot

Loved ones held a vigil in honor of Diante Davis who was fatally shot on March 30.