A former poker professional was arrested final week and charged with first-degree homicide and two counts of felony firearm and felon in possession of a firearm. Wayne County prosecutors allege that Craig Bergeron, of Saline, Michigan, shot and killed 37-year-old Tommy Eire on Dec. 23.
Authorities say Bergeron then fled the scene, however was later arrested by police. Few particulars are identified in regards to the crime, however police allege Bergeron shot Eire with a rifle at a house on the east aspect of Detroit. Officers had been dispatched to the scene about 8:40 p.m.
Police additionally allege that he later assaulted somebody within the metropolis of St. Clair Shores after the alleged homicide. The felony fees in opposition to Bergeron point out that he at the least has some earlier prison report.
The 35-year-old has greater than $1 million in reside event winnings and was additionally gained significantly at on-line poker enjoying beneath the title ‘hu4rollz.’ His poker report features a fourth-place end within the WPT Seminole Exhausting Rock Showdown in 2012 for $212,976.
He additionally gained a World Sequence of Poker Circuit ring in 2011. In 2010, Bergeron completed fourth in a European Poker Tour occasion for $312,853. Nevertheless, he hasn’t had a significant event money since 2019.
Family and friends gathered to host a vigil final Thursday evening to honor Eire. Ashley Eire, the sufferer’s sister, stated the household didn’t know Bergeron and had no clue as to why he would possibly shoot her brother.
“We’re in search of solutions, and we’re in search of justice,” she informed CBS Information Detroit. “We don’t know something proper now.”
