On April 8, 2011, 21-year-old Jerrick Raphael Jones was shot and killed at his home on the west side of Detroit in the 15700 block of Mark Twain Street. After getting food earlier that evening, he returned about 12:45 a.m. and, while inside, answered a knock at the front door. Two to three unknown males were on the porch; a brief verbal altercation is reported to have occurred before shots were fired. Jones collapsed and died on his front porch; the assailants fled and no one on scene was able to save him.

Jones had attended Cooley High School, earned a GED through Job Corps, was taking classes at Wayne County Community College, and worked as a security officer for Detroit Public Schools and for local funeral homes. Family members described him as humorous and hoping to become a homeowner. Years after the killing the case remained unsolved and Crime Stoppers of Michigan was still seeking tips by late 2017. If anyone knew Jerrick or has information about that night, please share what you remember.