VIDEO – Man Killed over Elevator Etiquette in Detroit: ‘My Son Was Just Being a Gentleman’

Amy Furr

An argument that erupted Sunday due to one person not holding an elevator for someone else resulted in the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man in Detroit.

Rosalind Hearst, the victim’s mother, is still trying to come to terms with the murder of her son, Ariel Harris, Fox 2 reported Wednesday.

“I’m in so much pain y’all my back & neck is killing me y’all,” Hearst wrote in a social media post on Monday, adding, “This just not real y’all my son didn’t deserve to go this way.”

I’m in so much pain y’all my back & neck is killing me y’all this Coward has taken my Son away from his 2 son’s &…

Posted by Rosalind Hearst on Sunday, November 27, 2022

Harris was gunned down at a party inside the International Banquet Center in the Greektown neighborhood of Detroit, according to the Fox report.

Hearst’s social media followers expressed their sadness over the news, one person writing, “Sorry for your loss. Sending my deepest condolences and prayers to you and your family.”

“Praying so hard for u guys,” another person commented.

Law enforcement images and video show the suspect, whose name is Gayelon Spencer, wearing sunglasses and a red jacket:

Harris was reportedly shot following a confrontation about holding an elevator. According to police, the suspect was angry Harris let several women step inside first.

“My son was just being a gentleman, letting the females get on the elevator first. And you kill him over that?” Hearst questioned.

The mother of Harris’ two children and his younger brother witnessed the incident. Officers transported the young man to a local hospital where he eventually died.

Now, authorities are investigating what happened and looking for the suspect in the case.

As the crime wave sweeps across the nation, citizens in President Joe Biden’s (D) America “are more likely now than at any time over the past five decades to say there is more crime in their local area than there was a year ago,” Gallup reported October 28.

“The 56% of U.S. adults who report an increase in crime where they live marks a five-percentage-point uptick since last year and is the highest by two points in Gallup’s trend dating back to 1972,” the article said.

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