ORION TWP. (WWJ) -- A man accused of shooting and carjacking a woman in an Oakland County shopping center parking lot this week has been charged with multiple felonies.
Mauriel Hearn, 25, of Ann Arbor has been charged by the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office with the following: carjacking, assault with intent to murder, fleeing a police officer, resisting a police officer, carrying a concealed weapon, and three counts of felony firearm.
Hearn is accused of confronting a 44-year-old woman and she and her young son as they walked out of the Old Navy store at the Baldwin Commons, on Baldwin Rd. in Orion Township, Tuesday evening.
Investigators said Hearn demanded the woman's keys before shooting her, taking her purse, and then driving away in her car.
Oakland County Sheriff's deputies used the FLOCK camera system to track down the suspect, chasing him at speeds over 100 miles per hour before Hearn crashed into a guard rail. Officials said Hearn jumped out of the car and tried to flee on foot, but was caught and arrested.
The woman was taken to a hospital in serious condition, but is expected to recover.
In a statement, Prosecutor Karen McDonald noted that Hearn has an extensive criminal record, and should have been in jail.
“The victims, a mother and her young child, should never have been placed in this dangerous situation because I believe this defendant should be behind bars for previous crimes,” said McDonald, in a statement.
“My priority is always public safety. As prosecutors, we have a responsibility to protect the public from violent individuals like the defendant in this case. If we lose sight of that, bad things can happen to good people. I look forward to working with law enforcement to hold this defendant accountable and protect our communities.”
Hearn was scheduled to be arraigned on Friday in 52-3 District Court.
He faces up to life in prison if he's convicted as charged.
