Elliott Evans, a 51-year-old Black businessman and father of seven, was found shot to death inside his retail store and swap shop Exceeding Faiths on Schaefer Highway near Bassett Street in Detroit on December 11, 2014. He had been working on rehabbing and flipping houses and had just hosted a business meeting at the shop with several men who helped with the renovations; those men left, and within about 90 minutes an unknown assailant entered and fatally shot Evans. The victim’s cell phone was the only item reported missing from the scene.

Family members say they arrived to find the scene cleared by law enforcement but left unsecured, and they discovered blood and tissue inside the shop as they cleaned up. Detectives have not publicly named suspects, the meeting attendees were not identified as suspects, and no arrests have been announced; the investigation later went cold. Family members have held vigils at Trinity Cemetery and continue appealing for information.

Does anyone have information about the meeting that day or about Evans’s business contacts that could help bring new leads?