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Kevin Flagg

Detroit case in which Kevin Flagg has been charged in the fatal shooting of Devin Burns outside Chrysler Elementary School.

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last updated 16 July 2026 · 3 sources
Confirmed facts
11
Open questions
4
Charges
3 counts
Court dates
2
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Case file Kevin Flagg, reference D C zero zero four eight. CBS Detroit reported that police responded to Chrysler Elementary School on July second. According to prosecutors cited by CBS Detroit, Kevin Flagg was allegedly involved in a fight with Devin Burns before a gun was pulled and a shot was fired. That allegation has not been proven in court. CBS Detroit reported that police found Burns on the ground with a gunshot wound to the chest, and that he was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. According to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, as reported by CBS Detroit and ClickOnDetroit, Flagg was arraigned on July eleventh in Detroit’s Thirty-Sixth District Court on one count of second-degree murder, one count of manslaughter, and two counts of felony firearm. CBS Detroit reported his bond was later reduced to one hundred fifty thousand dollars. The file’s open questions include what will be decided at the July twentieth and July twenty-seventh court dates, whether Flagg has entered any plea beyond arraignment, and what additional evidence prosecutors may present. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero zero four eight at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed11 entries
2 July 2026
CBS Detroit reported that police responded to Chrysler Elementary School on July 2.
CBS Detroit
2 July 2026
Prosecutors allege, according to CBS Detroit, that Flagg was involved in a fight with Burns before a gun was pulled and a shot was fired; this is an allegation and has not been proven in court.
CBS Detroit citing prosecutors
2 July 2026
CBS Detroit reported that police found Burns on the ground with a gunshot wound to the chest.
CBS Detroit
2 July 2026
CBS Detroit reported that Burns was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
CBS Detroit
11 July 2026
According to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office as reported by CBS Detroit and ClickOnDetroit, Flagg was arraigned on 11 July 2026 in Detroit's 36th District Court on one count of second-degree murder, one count of manslaughter, and two counts of felony firearm.
Wayne County Prosecutor's Office via CBS Detroit / ClickOnDetroit
11 July 2026
CBS Detroit and ClickOnDetroit reported that Flagg received a $250,000 cash/surety bond at his 11 July arraignment.
CBS Detroit / ClickOnDetroit
13 July 2026
CBS Detroit reported that Flagg's bond was reduced to $150,000 at a bond redetermination hearing on 13 July.
CBS Detroit
14 July 2026
CBS Detroit reported that Kevin Flagg, 43, had been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Devin Burns outside an elementary school in Detroit.
CBS Detroit
15 July 2026
The Detroit Public Schools Community District confirmed to CBS Detroit that Burns was a contracted custodian.
CBS Detroit citing Detroit Public Schools Community District
15 July 2026
The Detroit Public Schools Community District told CBS Detroit that no students or staff were in the building at the time of the shooting and that summer school had already been dismissed.
CBS Detroit citing Detroit Public Schools Community District
15 July 2026
CBS Detroit reported that Flagg was due back in court on July 20 for a probable cause conference and on July 27 for a preliminary examination.
CBS Detroit
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What will be decided at the July 20 probable cause conference?unconfirmed; hearing had not occurred in the latest trusted report reviewed · unconfirmed
What will be decided at the July 27 preliminary examination?unconfirmed; hearing had not occurred in the latest trusted report reviewed · unconfirmed
Has Flagg entered any plea beyond arraignment proceedings?unconfirmed in trusted reporting reviewed · unconfirmed
What additional evidence, if any, will prosecutors present in court?unconfirmed; no court filing or official evidence summary was available from trusted sources reviewed · unconfirmed
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