Man found guilty of domestic violence murder
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — After a week-long trial, a man has been found guilty of a 2022 domestic violence murder in Grand Rapids, the Kent County Prosecutor’s Office said.
On Friday, Khalil Yusef Ali Childrey was found guilty of first-degree murder and felony firearm in the May 2022 death of Stacey Majewski.
He will be sentenced later this spring. He faces life in prison.
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The murder happened on the evening of May 1, 2022, in the area of Plymouth Avenue NE and Leonard Street in Grand Rapids.
Officers were called to a home for reports that a woman had been shot. The woman, later identified as Majewski, was taken to the hospital where she died.
Her children were both at the home during the shooting. The children told police that Childrey was Majewski’s boyfriend and had been living with them for several years.
Both brothers heard the gunshot and came out of their respective rooms to see Majewski bleeding on her bed and Childrey standing with a gun, according to the children. They told police that Childrey ran after that, and they then called 911, reporting the shooting and identifying Childrey.
Officers found Childrey near Service Drive and Ball Avenue wearing a blood-stained T-shirt and socks without shoes, leading investigators to believe he was in a hurry when he left. He was arrested and gave himself up.
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During his interview, Childrey told police that he and Majewski were in a relationship and that Majewski “became strict,” recording him and tracking his vehicle around town. He said he wanted to leave “but had nowhere to go,” according to court documents.
On the night of the shooting, Childrey said the couple was having an argument where Majewski ultimately told Childrey to leave. They argued some more and Childrey said repeatedly that “everything went black,” court documents say.
Police found a pistol at the scene that was registered to Childrey. The Grand Rapids Police Department has a record of “multiple contacts” with the couple where Majewski reported that Childrey physically assaulted her, according to court documents.
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