Brian Richard ’Moe’ Motyka, 37, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Detroit on the night of October 6, 2011. Around 11:30 p.m., after leaving his Hamtramck home en route to a Harbor House performance and stopping at a friend’s house, Motyka had just gotten into his vehicle when a man approached the passenger side asking for a ride. As that person began to enter, another vehicle pulled up and sprayed the driver’s side with bullets from a semi-automatic weapon; Motyka was struck and died at the scene while the passenger escaped with graze wounds.

Motyka was a well-known figure in the local rock and blues scene, noted for tenor vocals and skills on guitar and piano, and for volunteering with the Salvation Army Gospel Choir and The Capuchin Soup Kitchen. Witnesses have said he was an innocent bystander and not the intended target. The case remains unsolved and no suspects or arrests have been publicly identified.

If anyone knew Motyka, saw activity near Holbrook and Brush that night, or has information that could help, please come forward.