Ranita Cannon, 26, was shot to death while driving on the James Couzens Freeway on the night of Sunday, September 25, 2016. She left home about 10:45 p.m. saying she was going to a friend’s house and was driving a burgundy 2008 Pontiac G5 with a male passenger. Near 11:40 p.m., by the Lodge service drive area near 8 Mile and Greenfield, a dark-colored SUV pulled alongside and someone inside opened fire. Multiple rounds hit both occupants; Cannon was pronounced dead at the scene and the passenger survived and was taken for medical care. The Pontiac struck another car during the incident.

Investigators described only the suspect vehicle as a dark-colored SUV; the shooter and any other occupants were not publicly identified and no clear motive was released. Cannon had played basketball at Redford High School, attended Wayne County Community College, worked as a machine operator at Panther Automotive, was married for four years, and had a young son. Anyone who has information about the SUV, that stretch of freeway, or the shooting is asked to come forward.