MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – A 33-year-old man has been convicted in connection with a string of violent stabbings, including the fatal attack on a 60-year-old woman outside a tire shop.
On June 5, the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office announced that a jury found Shane Burns guilty of multiple charges, including first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder, felon in possession of a firearm, two counts of felony firearms, felon in possession of ammunition, disarming a peace officer, and carrying a concealed weapon. Burns is scheduled to be sentenced on July 24, and he faces a mandatory life sentence.
According to authorities, on May 17, 2023, Burns “randomly stabbed and slit the throat” of Cheryl Ann Parsley while she was filling up her tires at Belle Tire, as reported by WJBK.
Burns later approached 42-year-old Robert Baecke Jr. while he was waiting at a bus stop and stabbed him several times, prosecutors said.
Officials issued a lookout alert for Burns, and Warren Police arrested him that afternoon. Prosecutors claim that while in custody at the Roseville Police Department, the defendant bit his wrist. An officer ordered him to stop, and a struggle ensued. Burns allegedly grabbed a knife from the law enforcement officer and slit his own wrist.
Authorities searched Burns’ vehicle and discovered a shotgun, a 9 mm firearm, and a “large amount of ammunition.”
Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido stated, “Today’s verdict brings some justice to the victims of this horrific attack. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families, who have demonstrated incredible strength. We hope that this conviction brings them some solace.
I would like to thank the investigators, first responders, and our prosecution team for their tireless efforts. While nothing can undo the damage done, we remain determined to seek justice for all victims of violent crime.”
