DETROIT (WWJ) — Police are asking for tips as they search for a suspect in a murder last weekend on Detroit’s east side.
Shortly before 5 p.m. on Sunday, January 28, police said the victim was in a car in the 5000 block of E. Outer Dr., when the suspect and two other people approached.
The suspect pointed a gun at the victim — identified as a man in his 20s — and the victim was shot while trying to drive away, police said.
The victim then crashed into a parked vehicle.
He died of his injuries.
The suspect, who was caught on a surveillance camera, is described as a male last seen wearing a black Canada Goose coat with brown fur, a black sweater and black and red Jordan 11 sneakers.
There is no information about a motive for this shooting.
As the investigation continues, anyone who can identify the suspect, or who has any information about this crime, is asked to call the Detroit Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 313-596-2260, or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at 1-800-Speak Up (1-800-773-2587). Tips can also be summitted through Detroit Rewards.tv .