Dearborn Heights double shooting: female victim speaks out after having hand amputated
The Brief
A double-shooting suspect has been charged in a domestic situation in Dearborn Heights
Ashante Linelli-Ramon McAfee is accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend and a man she was with.
The Detroit man was armed with two guns during a home invasion on May 18, police say.
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MICH (Fox 2) - Days after a 48-year-old Detroit man was charged in a Dearborn Heights double shooting arising from a domestic situation, his ex-girlfriend, is speaking out.
Darchelle Evans, 39, was shot four times in the right thigh, left knee, left chest and right hand. A 41-year-old Ecorse man who was with her at the time was shot in the kneecap.
It took several days for Evans to be fully aware of herself after the shooting, when she woke up, she had had her right hand amputated.
"He just started shooting his gun his AR-15, just shots everywhere," she said via Zoom from the hospital.
Her fiancé, was able to run away after being shot in the knee, Evans wasn't so lucky.
"He was trying to shoot me in the head, and then I blocked it with my right hand, which caused the amputation of my right hand," she said. "Once he did that I had to play like I was dead so he would stop shooting."
The backstory
Ashante Linelli-Ramon McAfee, 48, of Detroit, was charged in connection with the non-fatal shooting of his ex-girlfriend and an Ecorse man she was with, on Weddel Street, May 18. He was arraigned and given a $500,000 bond.
Police say McAfee shot the 39-year-old Dearborn Heights woman four times in the right thigh, left knee, left chest and right hand. The 41-year-old Ecorse man was shot in the kneecap.
Both victims were wounded non-fatally.
At about 10:30 a.m., police officers were dispatched to the 4100 block of Weddel Street between Colgate and Lehigh for a reported shooting.
Officers discovered the Ecorse man down the street from the residence suffering from his kneecap wound, and the Dearborn Heights woman inside the bedroom of the home suffering from gunshot wounds.
Medics arrived on the scene and transported the victims to a local hospital for treatment.
Police say that McAfee entered the victim's home before firing a rifle and a handgun, non-fatally wounding the victims, before fleeing the scene.
Dearborn Heights police arrested McAfee later the same day.
He has been charged with two counts of Assault with Intent to Murder, two counts of Felonious Assault, Discharge in or at a Building Causing Serious Injury, First-Degree Home Invasion, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Domestic Violence, and seven counts of Felony Firearm.*
He is expected to be arraigned on May 20, 2025, after 1:30 p.m., in 20th District Court.
Please request a photograph of the defendant from the Dearborn Heights Police Department after the arraignment.
A GoFundMe has been started to help Evans with her medical bills. Anyone wishing to donate can do so here: https://gofund.me/46f55430.
The Source
Information for this report is from the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, and an interview with Evans.
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