Marcellus Smith, a 29-year-old African American man born August 7, 1984, was killed on August 16, 2013, at a residence on Detroit’s east side. Officers responding to a report found Smith at 8766 Kercheval Avenue in the 48214 zip code; the Detroit Police Department classified the death as a homicide.

No suspects were identified at the scene, and no one was arrested or charged in the immediate aftermath. Detailed suspect descriptions have not been released, and the investigation has struggled to develop a clear target for prosecution. The case remains an unsolved homicide on Detroit’s cold case list.

If anyone has information about Marcellus Smith, his activities that day, or the Kercheval Avenue neighborhood in August 2013, please share what you know with investigators.