Larry Merritt was 44 when he was found shot to death inside a van that had been set on fire on McDougall Street near McNichols on Detroit’s east side. The body was burned beyond recognition, and the arson appears to have been used to destroy evidence, leaving investigators with a complex and difficult scene to process.

Known as Hollywood and described by friends and family as a gentle giant and a good listener, Merritt was a member of the Hellraisers motorcycle club. His relatives have said he had no known enemies and have publicly appealed for anyone with information to come forward; they suggested a robbery that turned violent as one possible motive.

No arrests or public identifications of suspects have been announced. Does anyone who lived near McDougall and McNichols in April 2017 remember seeing a van or anything unusual that day?