Sherrol White, a 27-year-old Black woman, was killed on the morning of November 27, 2017, inside a Detroit west-side home where she had spent the night helping a friend who feared an escalating domestic situation. White had been staying with Sabrina Cotton, a new mother who held an active personal protection order against her child’s father. Multiple children were in the house when Cotton’s estranged boyfriend forced his way in just after 7 a.m. and began firing.

Cotton was struck and managed to escape with a child; officers found White dead inside and the shooter dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound when they entered. A newborn was discovered suffering hypothermia and taken for medical care. White was described as the baby’s godmother and a family member who had come to provide temporary safety; her death was recorded on November 27, 2017.

Did anyone in the neighborhood or family have information about the night’s events that hasn’t been shared publicly?