FLINT – Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton announced that a Genesee County jury has convicted
a 34-year-old Flint man of murder for the 2024 shooting death of his father.
Pierre Dwayne Chambers was found guilty of First-Degree Premeditated Murder in the November 8,
2024, death of 62-year-old Osborn Chambers at their residence on Gratiot Avenue in Flint. Chambers was
also convicted of five related felony charges.
According to testimony presented at trial and police reports, Osborn Chambers and his wife attended a
funeral service earlier that day. Osborn returned home alone, and shortly thereafter became involved in an
argument with his son.
Evidence showed that Pierre Chambers retrieved a handgun from his bedroom and fired multiple shots at
his father, striking him 24 times in the face, once in the chest, once in the right shoulder and arm, and
grazing his left hand.
After the shooting, Chambers left the residence and went to a local party store, where he purchased beer.
Approximately ten minutes later, he returned home and called 9-1-1 to report the shooting.
Responding officers found Osborn Chambers lying face down on a staircase inside the home. Pierre
Chambers was taken into custody and subsequently charged.
“This was another sad incident in our community that involved a gun, alcohol, and perhaps some mental
health issues. Most importantly, it is another tragic and avoidable conflict that resulted in the loss of life,”
Leyton said.
Leyton also praised the efforts of Assistant Prosecutor Sara Brady, who led the prosecution at trial, along
with the paralegals, secretaries, legal assistants and law enforcement officers who assisted in the
successful prosecution of the case.
Chambers is scheduled to be sentenced on August 11 and faces a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
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