On the evening of April 26, 2011, John Stewart, a 56-year-old Black man, was inside his home on the east side of Detroit in the 19000 block of Dresden Street near Manning Street when a violent incident occurred at about 10:30 p.m. He sustained fatal wounds during what investigators describe as a home invasion and later died despite first responders’ efforts.

Authorities determined that three individuals were involved in the invasion and that those suspects fled the scene. Crime Stoppers of Michigan issued an appeal offering up to a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest, but no arrests or convictions have been reported and the case remains open among Detroit’s cold cases.

If anyone remembers activity in the neighborhood that night or has information about the three people who fled, please share what is known with investigators.