A 41-year-old man fatally shot at his Moreno Valley residence earlier this year was romantically involved with the same woman whom the alleged perpetrator was dating, according to court papers released Thursday.
Michael Dwight Harris, 34, of North Las Vegas is charged with first-degree murder in the January slaying of Roshadd Johnson.
Harris was arrested last month by Las Vegas Metro Police and is being held on $2 million bail at the Clark County Detention Center in Nevada, awaiting extradition to California.
Along with the murder count, he’s charged with sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations.
According to an arrest warrant declaration filed by sheriff’s Investigator Travis Gilbert, the defendant had been dating a San Bernardino woman identified in the affidavit as “T.P.,” who “was also the girlfriend of the victim.”
Shortly before 2 a.m. on Jan. 28, Harris allegedly drove to Johnson’s house in the 13600 block of Red Mahogany Drive and rang the doorbell, to which a “Ring” security camera was attached, recording everyone who entered the property via the front porch, court papers said.
“When Roshadd opened the door, Michael Harris shot into the residence five times, striking Roshadd several times,” the affidavit stated. “The gunshots also hit (a visitor) in the left thigh, causing injury.”
Harris immediately fled the location, as witnesses called 911, according to the declaration.
Deputies and paramedics found Roshadd in grave condition. He was taken to nearby Riverside University Medical Center, where he died six hours later.
The party struck in the thigh, whose identity was not disclosed, was treated for a non-life-threatening wound and ultimately recovered.
The motive for the attack was not specified in court papers.
“The shooting was captured on video surveillance,” Gilbert wrote. “Warrants were issued for Michael Harris’ (mobile phone) call detail records. The records … showed travel (from Las Vegas) to Moreno Valley, registering near the Red Mahogany address from 1:30 a.m. to 1:46 a.m. on Jan. 28.”
Over the ensuing two months, Central Homicide Unit detectives pieced together the chain of events, including Harris’ rental of a Nissan Rogue in Las Vegas that had been spotted at the scene of the shooting, the affidavit said.
The evidence led to the issuance of an arrest warrant, which Las Vegas police executed on April 8, taking Harris and T.P. into custody without incident.
There is no record of her still in jail, and she was not charged in connection with the shooting.
Harris has no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.