Cases Advance Against Suspects in Murder at Proud Lake Rec Area in February
July 29, 2026
Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com
Two men accused of a murder at Proud Lake State Recreation Area in February are being held without bond while their cases advance to Oakland County Circuit Court for possible trial.
Both 18-year-old Dshaun Omar Hatton-Street of Romulus and 18-year-old Stephan Shaw of Taylor, are charged with open murder and using a firearm in the commission of a felony for the homicide of 19-year-old Andre Avant, Jr. of Inkster, according to The Oakland Press.
A park visitor found Avant’s body February 16 near a boat launch off Wixom Road in Commerce Township. He died from a gunshot wound to the head.
Hatton-Street and Shaw were arrested three days later in Romulus.
Investigators say all three men knew each other, but none had a connection to the area where the homicide occurred and none had prior criminal histories, according to the sheriff’s office said.
Hatton-Street and Shaw are scheduled to be arraigned August 6.