Demetrius Brown Jr. was 19 when he was found dead at a residence on 5925 Hurlbut Street on Detroit’s east side on or around July 16, 2012. His death was recorded by the Wayne County Medical Examiner and local police as a homicide during one of Detroit’s deadliest months that summer.

Records and unsolved-crime databases list the case as unsolved; no suspects, arrests, or convictions have been publicly linked to the killing, and the motive remains unknown.

Anyone who knew Demetrius, lived in that neighborhood in July 2012, or has information about what happened at the Hurlbut Street residence is asked to come forward.