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| Cary Anthony Taylor |
Wayne County prosecutors allege that Cary Anthony Taylor, 41, fatally shot Tabitha Cornwell, also of Westland, twice in the head as she sat in her vehicle at about 12:06, June 29.
According to Westland police, officers were dispatched to a residence in the 35270 block of Glenwood following a report of a shooting. Upon arrival at the scene, officers discovered the victim inside her parked Jeep Grand Cherokee, unresponsive with two gunshot wounds to the left side of her head. Police suspect she may have been attempting to get away from the suspect following an argument. Medics arrived on scene and pronounced Cornwall deceased.
Prosecutors allege that a verbal argument between the defendant and the victim escalated, and that the suspect produced and fired a handgun at least twice into Cornwall's vehicle, fatally wounding her. The suspect then immediately fled the scene, according to police reports, but officers determined that he had barricaded himself in a neighboring trailer. Westland officers, with the assistance of the Western Wayne County SWAT team, were able to secure the trailer and convince the suspect to voluntarily exit. Taylor was arrested within 8 hours the day of the incident, officers said.
Taylor has been charged with one count of premeditated first-degree murder, and one count of felony firearm. He was arraigned and remanded to jail without bail. His preliminary court examination is scheduled at the 18th District Court July 14 before Judge Sandra Cicirelli.
