Kevin Wheeler, 34, was fatally shot on the evening of July 8, 2020, while sitting in his white Jeep Cherokee at a red light at Livernois Avenue and Ewald Circle in Detroit. An unknown assailant approached on foot, opened fire and struck him multiple times; his girlfriend, in the passenger seat, witnessed the attack. The shooter fled in an older model gray sedan. No motive has been established and reports note speculation the vehicle’s tinted windows may have contributed to mistaken identity theories.

Wheeler worked as dean of students at Triumph Middle School in Harper Woods and was an assistant varsity football coach. He was a youth pastor at Liberty Temple Baptist Church, was pursuing a master’s degree in counseling at Ashland Theological Seminary, and was a devoted father. Friends and family describe him as a committed mentor to young people.

No arrests were announced at the time of these reports and the case remained unsolved. If anyone saw the shooting, the gray sedan afterwards, or has other information, please come forward.