Vernell Adams was 18 when he was found dead on December 3, 2011, on the east side of Detroit at 17320 Harper Avenue near Cadieux Road. His death was classified as a homicide and was listed as victim number 320 among the city’s homicides that year.

Reports do not describe whether the incident was a robbery, a dispute, or random violence, and they do not identify a clear motive or the circumstances of the encounter.

Did anyone in the area know Vernell or see anything around Harper Avenue on December 3, 2011 that might help explain what happened?