Richard Hixon was a 50-year-old Black man who was fatally shot on the west side of Detroit in the early morning of November 25, 2016. The shooting took place near Tyler Street and Lauder Street, between Fullerton Avenue and Schoolcraft Avenue. He had spoken with his brother before leaving home to visit a nearby friend.

Around 3:15 a.m. Hixon’s girlfriend noticed he was not in bed and called his cell phone; a friend answered and said they had been shot at and did not know where Hixon was. Family members searched the neighborhood and found Hixon lying in the street with gunshot wounds. He was taken to Sinai-Grace Hospital, where he later died.

Crime Stoppers of Michigan later held press conferences and offered a cash reward, and family members publicly pleaded for information. No suspects have been publicly named or arrested in connection with the killing. If anyone knew Richard, saw activity near Tyler and Lauder that night, or has information that could help his family, please come forward.