Crime Solvers Central
Crime Solvers Central
302 Cases Solved. Advancing justice for missing persons, unsolved homicides, unidentified and unclaimed remains.

Forum Posts for Larry Barnett:
Be respectful. Abuse of these forums will not be tolerated.

Larry Barnett, a 55-year-old African American man known for doing odd jobs around his Detroit neighborhood, was shot dead the night of October 28, 2015. He was at a BP station at 7 Mile Road and I-75 around 9:30 p.m., performing his usual work near the pumps when a gunman approached specifically to find him. Surveillance footage later showed the assailant parking out of sight, walking to the station, approaching Barnett, and firing multiple times before fleeing on foot.

Detroit Police Homicide described the killing as a brazen execution rather than a robbery or a random attack, and said Barnett was unarmed and posed no threat. Detectives suggested the shooter may have believed Barnett had witnessed something; investigators released the surveillance video and urged the public to come forward. No immediate arrest was announced in public reports from that time.

Does anyone have information about Barnett, his routines at that intersection, or recollections of that night that could help investigators?