On the morning of May 1, 2012, Faraj Fred Dally, a 63-year-old Chaldean-American who ran the Medicine Chest party store on Dexter Avenue in northwest Detroit since the 1970s, was ambushed as he stepped out of his car to open the business. He was shot in the head on the sidewalk just outside the store during what police described as a robbery. Witnesses told investigators two Black males with scarves over their faces, driving a dark SUV possibly a Dodge Journey, were involved.

Dally was remembered as a generous local pillar who extended credit, cashed checks, and stayed when many businesses left the neighborhood. Friends, family and customers gathered at a Southfield funeral home and held a candlelight vigil and memorial outside the store. Authorities and community groups offered a $50,000 reward for information; no arrests were immediately reported.

Did anyone in northwest Detroit at the time see the dark SUV or the two men that morning?