Kimberly Mabins, a 45-year-old Black woman, was shot and killed in her Detroit home on the evening of May 21, 2015. The shooting occurred shortly after Kimberly and her husband, 58-year-old Greg Mabins, had sent their 17-year-old son off to his high school prom. He was taken to a hospital but died en route.

Friends and family reported a history of verbal and physical abuse by Greg toward Kimberly over several years. The timing—after their son had left for the prom—has been described as deliberate, and authorities closed the matter as a murder-suicide. No arrests were made due to the perpetrator’s death.

Kimberly’s death left a family and community mourning a mother and friend; the circumstances raise questions about warning signs and what might have prevented the escalation. If anyone knew Kimberly or has information about the family’s situation before May 21, 2015, please share what you know.