Gun Culture And Society
Royal Oak Maintenance Worker Killed in Apartment Shooting
Michigan tenant facing eviction shoots unarmed maintenance worker 11 times
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✍️By ZRIntel Editorial Team📍Royal Oak, Michigan
ROYAL OAK, Mich. Gregory Hill, 65, was fatally shot outside the Devon Park Apartments where he worked part-time maintenance. Prosecutors say 32-year-old tenant Nathaniel Rockwell, being evicted for prior firearm-related incidents, argued with management and another tenant before retrieving a gun from his car. Witnesses say Rockwell then turned on Hillwho was repairing a door and uninvolved in the disputeand shot him 11 times, some at close range. Hills family said they had been planning a cruise with him. Police confirmed Hill was unarmed. Rockwell faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder. The incident has stirred outrage over tenant gun violence and highlighted risks to service and maintenance workers.