By Associated Press - Friday, March 5, 2021

DETROIT (AP) - An Indianapolis man has been arraigned in a Detroit slaying in which the victim allegedly was targeted as a member of the LGBTQ community through an online dating app.

Diabolique Paris Johnson, 34, faces a March 18 probable cause conference and March 23 preliminary examination on first-degree murder and using a firearm during a felony charges, the Wayne County prosecutor’s office said Friday.

The 39-year-old victim was slain Sept. 5 during an armed robbery.

Johnson also has been arraigned on charges in a separate armed robbery on Sept. 1 of a 26-year-old man at a hotel in Dearborn, a Detroit suburb. That man also is a member of the LGBTQ community, according to prosecutors.

Johnson was arrested in Indianapolis and extradited to Michigan.

A defense attorney has not yet been selected, according to court records.

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