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The attorney for a man charged with murder in last month’s fatal workplace shooting in Hazel Park was ordered by a judge to watch video of the shooting with his client at the Oakland County Jail on Thursday.
“I need to know if I can take my laptop into the jail so we can review the video,” defense attorney Larry Polk told Hazel Park 43rd District Judge Brian Hartwell. “The last time I was there they wouldn’t let me bring my laptop.”
Suspect Malik L. of Sterling Heights appeared via Zoom from jail. Hartwell said an order will be made for Dixon-Lynch, 25, at Thursday’s hearing.
Oakland County Special Prosecutor John Pietrophesa said prosecutors will turn all the videos over to Judge Hartwell to review before Dixon-Lynch’s next court date is Dec. 9 at 1 p.m. for an in-person preliminary examination.
After the hearing, 1400 E. Hazel Park Chief Brian Bucholz told Tribune Video that video exists of the parking lot outside the LG Energy Solutions business at the Tri-County Commerce Center on 10 Mile Road.
Dixon-Lynch is charged with second-degree murder, assault with a dangerous weapon and two counts of felon in possession of a firearm.
He shot and killed Raphael Scott-French, 27, of Clinton Township on Oct. 21, Hazel Park police said.
Police said Scott-French worked as a forklift driver and Dixon-Lynch was a team leader for workers at LG Energy Solutions.
The suspect has no prior criminal record.
Still, police said they recovered the 9 mm semi-automatic handgun used in the fatal shooting, which was registered to the suspect.
After the fatal shooting, Dixon-Lynch walked across the parking lot and pointed a handgun at another male employee, who tried to hide behind a vehicle, but did not fire, police said.
Earlier, Dixon-Lynch tried to break up an argument between the worker and Scott-French, police said. A supervisor ordered Scott-French and the other worker to leave the building after an argument, police said.
About 45 minutes later, Scott-French pulled up in his car near the building’s exit after seeing Dixon-Lynch, police said.
When Scott-French got out of the car to talk to the suspect, Dixon-Lynch shot him, police said.
Police said the suspect was nabbed shortly after calling LG Energy Solutions.
Dixon-Lynch had previously admitted to shooting Scott-French but claimed it was in self-defense, Buchholz said. The police said that the investigation did not reveal anything that the suspect was defending himself.
The charge of second-degree murder against Dixon-Lynch carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Assault with a dangerous weapon is a four-year felony, and the two firearms charges are each two-year felonies.
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