Michael Devon Webb Charged with Murder of Fiance in Highland Township
(OCSO, April 18, 2025)
Highland Township, MI – A Highland Township man is being held without bond in the Oakland County Jail after he was charged today with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his fiancé.
Michael Devon Webb, 21, is accused in Tuesday’s death of 23-year-old Rachel Renee Wooten. She and Webb lived together in a residence in the 200 block of Maple in Highland Township. She died at the scene from a single gunshot wound to the neck.
Webb was arraigned today in 52-1 District Court in Novi. He is also charged with using a firearm in the commission of a felony. A conviction on a first-degree murder charge carries a mandatory life in prison term without parole.
Webb was taken into custody without incident at the scene. He reported the shooting in a 911 call, saying he had shot his fiancé and himself. He originally said it was an accident “while cleaning his gun,” but the evidence did not support that.
“I am proud of our investigators and team that responded to a tragic death and unraveled a false offered narrative to hold an individual accountable,” Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.
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