JACKSON, MI -- A man accused of shooting and killing a 19-year-old outside an auto parts store Saturday was arraigned on murder and weapons charges Monday, May 20.

Eiron Bankhead, 24, is accused of shooting Kordell Brzozowski around 12:25 p.m. May 18 in the parking lot of an AutoZone on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Brzozowski was taken to Henry Ford Allegiance Emergency Department, where he died of his injuries, according to police.

Bankhead faces charges of open murder, felony firearm and carrying a concealed weapon. He pleaded not guilty Monday during his arraignment before 12th District Court Judge Joseph Filip.

If convicted, he could face up to life in prison.

Bankhead’s attorney, Antonio Tuddles, said threats have been made toward the suspect’s family, so relatives did not attend the court hearing.

The autopsy report is pending, but witnesses said Brzozowski was shot seven to eight times, Jackson County Assistant Prosecutor Jake Dickerson said.

Tuddles said Bankhead had a valid concealed pistol license at the time of the shooting. Dickerson disputed that claim.

Dickerson said Brzozowski and an unnamed woman were at AutoZone buying a fuse for her vehicle when Bankhead approached them, and a fight started. Bankhead is accused of making threats via phone to the woman before the shooting.

The fight was broken up in the store and they went outside, according to police. Brzozowski then broke a Bankhead’s vehicle window with a hammer before the shooting, authorities allege.

Bankhead was denied bond and is scheduled for a probable cause hearing May 24.