Taylor Woman Charged With Murdering Burlington Coat Factory Co-Worker

TAYLOR, MI — A Taylor woman has been charged with first degree murder in connection with the shooting death of her Burlington Coat Factory co-worker, according to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. Sandra Lynette Waller, 49, will be arraigned Wednesday in Taylor’s 23rd District Court.

She also has been charged with a felony firearm charge.

According to the Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, Waller shot Lorraine Maylynn Faison, 49, of Allen Park, in the chest after a brief argument at about 7 a.m. Monday at the Burlington store along Eureka Road in Taylor.

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When police arrived, they found Waller in the store with a gun in her waistband, Worthy said in a statement. Police were able to secure the gun and take her into custody without incident. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Detroit Patch, and click here to find your local Michigan Patch. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

The news of Waller's arrest and the shooting surprised Danny Wade, who told a local radio station he was her fiance. In the interview with WWJ-Radio on Monday, Wade said that she’s not a violent person and had never been in trouble with police. Wade said she “avoids all trouble.”

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