Overview
- On Jan. 28, juries found JaJuan McDonald, 21, and Justin Rouser, 23, guilty of first-degree murder, four counts of assault with intent to murder, and five counts of felony firearm.
- Prosecutors say McDonald fired from a vehicle driven by Rouser at a car in Ariah Jackson’s driveway just after she returned from school.
- Authorities report eight shots were fired, striking Ariah in the back of the head; her mother was grazed, and three other children were not injured.
- Because the defendants were 17 and 19 at the time of the offense, the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office has 21 days to seek life without parole, with sentencing review hearings set for March 3 and March 10.
- Detectives and ATF agents tracked Rouser to a Troy residence and arrested him after stopping a departing vehicle, and authorities say the case is tied to the 4-Block street gang.