Unsolved homicide cases in Michigan
Name: David Gergel Date: September 6, 2015 Location: Detroit, Michigan 45 year old David Gergel was shot and killed on Sunday September 6, 2015. The incident took place around 3 p.m. while David was driving in southwest Detroit, near Dix and Woodmere. Gergel was there to pick up a payment for a paint job when…
Name: Demetris Shepard Date: June 14, 2016 Location: Detroit, Michigan 34 year old Demetris Shepard, aka “Fuji,” was murdered on Tuesday June 14, 2016 on Detroit’s east side. He was standing outside of a home in the 3000 block of Bewick when he was shot by someone driving by in a grey Jeep Commander. How…
Case Information Name: Janette Roberson Date: January 19, 1983 Location: Reed City, Michigan 27 year old Janette Roberson was brutally murdered in Reed City, Michigan on January 19, 1983. The incident took place between 1 and 4 p.m. in the basement of Gambles store, now Reed City Hardware. Janette was working in the pet department…
Name: Jada Rankin Date: October 16, 2016 Location:Â Detroit, Michigan 15 year old Jada Rankin was shot and murdered on October 16, 2016. The incident took place at 2 a.m. in the 14300 block of Ardmore Street near Six Mile Road and Schaefer Highway in Detroit. Jada was leaving her brother’s birthday party at her…
Name: Steven Hill Date: December 1, 2016 Location: Detroit, Michigan 26 year old Steven Hill was shot and murdered after he left his grandparent’s home on the night of December 1, 2016. The incident took place at approximately 10:10 p.m. in the 17000 block of Snowden on Detroit’s west side. Hill was confronted by two…
Name: Jordan Samuels Date: December 22, 2016 Location: Woodhaven, Michigan 25 year old Jordan Samuels was shot on December 22, 2016 at an apartment complex in Woodhaven where he lived with his girlfriend and two children. The children were present when the incident occurred. Jordan was shot in the abdomen and managed to call the…
Name: Raymond Reed Date: March 1, 2012 Location: Detroit, Michigan 36 year old Raymond Reed was murdered on Thursday, March 1, 2012 on Detroit’s east side. The incident took place at 9:20 p.m. in the 18000 block of Helen at Nevada. The incident took place at Raymond’s home. He heard his doorbell ring, and was…
Name: Carmell Smith Date: March 26, 2017 Location: Detroit, Michigan 32 year old Carmell Smith was shot and killed on Sunday, March 26, 2017 on Detroit’s northwest side. The incident took place at approximately 5:30 p.m. in the 7300 block of Penrod Street near W. Warren Avenue and the Southfield Freeway. Carmell was sitting inside…
Name: Alexandra Brueger Date: July 30, 2016 Location: Rose Township, Michigan 31 year old Alexandra Brueger was shot four times in the back and killed while jogging in Rose Township, Michigan. The incident took place around 2:00 pm on July 30, 2016 in the vicinity of 11240 Fish Lake Road between Rattalee Lake Road and…
Name: Jawwaad Akbar Date: July 18, 2017 Location: Detroit, Michigan Jawwaad Akbar was murdered on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 on Detroit’s northwest side. Jawaad has three children and was 59 years old. Jawwaad’s body was discovered at approximately 8:45 a.m. after a house fire was extinguished by the Detroit Police Department. Jawwaad had been shot…
Name: Antoneo Wiley a.k.a. “Big Tone” Date: December 5, 2016 Location: Detroit, Michigan 44 year old Antoneo Wiley a.k.a. “Big Tone” was discovered murdered on December 5, 2016 at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Detroit’s west side. The incident took place at 24290 W. Seven Mile Road, currently known as the Country West Apartments. How to…
Name: Jon Paul Caudill a.k.a. “Bubba Sparks” Date: February 24, 2008 Location: Detroit, Michigan On Sunday, February 24 2008 Jon Paul Caudill a.k.a. “Bubba Sparks” was shot multiple times and murdered on Detroit’s east side. The incident took place at 6 p.m. in the 400 block of Hollywood street near Seven Mile Road and Woodward….