Jacob Williams was 17 when he was killed in southwest Detroit in early 2018. He and a 16-year-old friend were sitting in a stolen van on Proctor Street when a dark-colored SUV or PT Cruiser pulled alongside and shots were fired from the other vehicle. Williams was struck and died at the scene; his friend was wounded but survived.

The Detroit Police Department opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for help identifying the occupants of the other vehicle and a motive. Jacob’s father, James Williams, publicly pleaded for answers and said his brother’s unsolved murder three decades earlier made him fear the case would go unresolved. No suspects, arrests, or charges have been announced, and the investigation remains open.

If anyone was in the area of Proctor Street in early 2018 or has information about the vehicle or occupants, please come forward.