Scott Groat was 30 when he was fatally stabbed near Grand River and Bagley in Detroit in the early morning hours of December 18, 2011. A tattoo artist from Wyandotte and father to a one-year-old daughter, he had been at a private party at the MGM Grand Detroit and later was walking a few blocks from the casino with a friend when he was approached by a group believed to be three men. An altercation followed and Groat was stabbed multiple times in the neck.

His friend got him into a car and called for help; following the dispatcher’s instructions they drove toward a hospital, but Groat died from his injuries before reaching care. Reports say his last words were a plea not to let him die. Investigators said Groat may have intervened to help someone who was being harassed. No arrests have been announced and the suspects’ identities remain unknown.

Does anyone who was in that area the night of December 18, 2011, remember seeing something that could help identify the men involved?