Jeremy Thompson was 25 when he was shot and killed in the pre-dawn hours of May 1, 2013, while stopped at a railroad crossing at Seven Mile and Sherwood in Detroit. According to investigators, an armed man approached Thompson’s Dodge Durango in what was believed to be an attempted robbery; Thompson tried to drive away and was shot, sustaining a fatal wound and pronounced dead at the scene.

Thompson was from Troy, attended Troy Athens High School and Oakland Community College where he studied welding, and worked as a C&C machinist. Family remembered him as selfless and devoted to loved ones, someone who valued relationships over possessions; his parents and brother were left devastated by the loss.

The suspect was described as a man about 25 to 30 years old, dark complexion, medium build, roughly 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall, with short faded hair, a thin goatee and an earring in his right ear. A reward was offered and later increased, but no arrests have been made and the case went cold.

If anyone knew Jeremy, saw activity near Seven Mile and Sherwood that morning, or has information about the man who approached the vehicle, please come forward.