Spencer Bennett, a 22-year-old Black man from Detroit, was found dead on the sidewalk on the morning of May 14, 2014, in front of a Head Start building at West Seven Mile Road and Monica Street, near the Livernois corridor. The circumstances of why he was at that location in the early hours were unclear, and authorities immediately treated the scene as a homicide. The Wayne County Medical Examiner and Detroit police detectives opened an investigation and sought to reconstruct his final movements.

Crime Stoppers of Michigan offered a $5,200 reward for information leading to an arrest after authorities said there were no immediate leads. Police circulated details and asked residents near Seven Mile and Monica to report any suspicious activity seen that morning. No arrest had been reported in the initial days after the discovery, and the person or persons responsible remained at large. If anyone knew Spencer, saw someone acting suspiciously in that area that morning, or has information about what happened, please come forward.