Man Charged After Fatally Shooting Sister In Macomb County: Police

STERLING HEIGHTS, MI — A man is facing charges after police said he fatally shot his sister Friday outside the family business in Sterling Heights, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office.

Zachary Holston III, 50, of Farmington Hills, was charged with second degree murder (life felony) and felony firearm (a two year mandatory prison sentence).

Holston was placed in jail with a $500,000 cash bond. if he is released from jail, he must wear a GPS tether with home confinement, undergo a mental health evaluation and have no contact with the victim’s family or business, according to the prosecutor's office. His next court date is Thursday, June 8.

Prosecutor's said Holston exited the family business Friday morning when his sister, her husband and daughter approached him near his car in the parking lot on the 6000 block of 19 Mile Road Mound Road.

Holston and his sister were arguing as Holston got into his car, leading to a fight over over paperwork located in the vehicle, prosecutors said.

That's when Holston and his sister both drew handguns and fired shots at each other, prosecutors said.

The sister was fatally shot, while Holston was not hit by any shots or injured in the shooting, prosecutors said.

Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido said the shootout was not a way to settle family business, as gun violence will never be tolerated in Macomb County.

"All disputes must be settled civilly between parties in or out of the courtroom, not on the streets," Lucido said. "The loss of a life is always a profound tragedy, and it is especially disheartening when it occurs within the bonds of family."