Tyler ’T.J.’ Taylor was 20 when he was shot dead on the morning of October 17, 2013, in Detroit. He was found on the sidewalk in the 12000 block of Duchess Street, near Kelly Road and Morang Drive on the city’s east side. Taylor had celebrated his twentieth birthday about a week earlier.

A former student of Denby High School who was preparing for his GED, Taylor helped care for his younger brother and his elderly grandmother. Detroit police initially had limited information and did not identify suspects. The case went cold; there have been no publicly announced arrests or identified suspects and Crime Stoppers of Michigan offered a cash reward for information that might lead to an arrest.

Tyler’s family said his death left them devastated and searching for answers. If anyone knew Tyler, saw activity in the 12000 block of Duchess Street on October 17, 2013, or has information about this shooting, please come forward.