By: K. Michelle Moran | Grosse Pointe Times | Published October 9, 2023
GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Police are investigating after a man was fatally shot at a home in the 1800 block of Brys Drive at around 12:43 a.m. Oct. 6, allegedly by his own brother.
Police said the shooter was Edmond Doheny, 29, of Grosse Pointe Woods, and the deceased was his brother, Dennis Doheny, 19, of Grosse Pointe Woods.
Police responded to the home in the early hours of Friday morning after learning that someone had been shot and said they found Dennis Doheny lying on the kitchen floor with a gunshot wound to the head. Dennis Doheny was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. They said the gun used in the fatal shooting was found on the second floor of the home.
Edmond Doheny was arrested and charged with open murder, which carries a sentence of up to life in prison. In a press release, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office said open murder covers both first-degree and second-degree murder; the jury would decide at trial whether the suspect was guilty of first-degree or second-degree murder, based on the evidence presented at trial.
In addition, Edmond Doheny has been charged with felony firearm, which carries a penalty of two years in prison. He was arraigned on these charges Oct. 9 in Grosse Pointe Woods Municipal Court in front of Judge Ted Metry and given a $1 million cash or surety bond.
Doheny’s defense attorney is Robert Ihrie.
“Mr. Doheny is not guilty of either of the charges that have been leveled against him,” Ihrie said. “This appears to be a tragic accident, nothing more. He has the complete support of his family and friends, who are all aware that this tragedy was not intended and was, as stated, a very unfortunate accident.
“They were brothers — brothers who loved one another,” Ihrie continued.
Doheny is scheduled to appear in court again during a probable cause conference at 11 a.m. Oct. 18 in Woods Municipal Court.
“This is yet another case of deadly interfamilial violence,” Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said in a press release. “This time it is allegedly brother upon brother.”
Woods Public Safety Director John Kosanke said the department has received assistance from other departments with this case. He also said it’s the first murder case in the Woods since 2012.
Because this is an ongoing investigation, police declined to issue any further details about the case. Anyone with more information about this incident is asked to call the Grosse Pointe Woods Public Safety Department at (313) 343-2400.