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WARREN, MI — Two men were shot and killed in separate domestic violence confrontations about 70 minutes apart and roughly a mile and a half from each other early Sunday morning, and Macomb County prosecutors have declined to charge either of the men who fired.

Both shooters were valid Michigan CPL holders, and both were released from custody after prosecutors determined one man acted in defense of another and the other acted in self-defense, as reported by Macomb Daily.

The first call came in at about 2:05 a.m. at a home on Newport Avenue, off Frahzo Road west of Schoenherr Road. Officers found a 28-year-old man dead in the backyard with a gunshot wound. Life-saving measures were attempted. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Investigators determined that the 28-year-old had gotten into a verbal argument, assaulted his 63-year-old father, and then threatened to kill the people at the scene. His 25-year-old brother, a CPL holder, fired and killed him.

Just over an hour later, at about 3:15 a.m., officers were called to a home on Stewart Avenue near Stephens and Hayes, where a 40-year-old man had been shot. Investigators determined he arrived uninvited at his ex-girlfriend’s home, assaulted her, and then aggressively confronted her current boyfriend, a 33-year-old CPL holder. The boyfriend shot him during the confrontation. Prosecutors concluded he fired in self-defense.

Neither shooter has been identified, and no names have been released for the two men who died. Both men who fired were taken into custody and both were released once prosecutors reviewed the cases. In Michigan, that charging call belongs to the county prosecutor, and in both of these it has already been made.

Warren police tied the two shootings together in their release, calling them “tragic incidents” that “underscore the department’s ongoing concerns regarding domestic violence.”

“Domestic violence can tear families apart in an instant, as we sadly saw twice in one night,” Warren Police Commissioner Eric Hawkins said.

The department launched a program called Operation Cycle Break in May 2025 to intervene in domestic disputes before they reach what officials called “catastrophic levels,” using lethality assessments, intervention strategies, and victim support through community partners including Turning Point Macomb. Officials said last November that in the program’s first four months there was a 57% drop in defendants reoffending within a short period from 2024 to 2025, and a 7% decrease in domestic violence incidents compared with the prior two years.

“Operation Cycle Break was created precisely to address the volatile situations head-on, offering victims a lifeline and helping our community prevent violence before it reaches deadly crossroads,” Hawkins said.

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Warren police are asking anyone suffering from domestic violence to contact the department for resources.

Neither of these men went looking for a fight, and neither of them was out in public when it found them. One was standing in a house where his father had just been attacked and a family member was announcing he intended to kill the people in front of him. The other was standing in a home an ex-boyfriend had come to uninvited, where a woman had just been assaulted. Both had seconds to decide, and both had to make that decision at an address they knew well against a person they knew even better.