James Rush was a 25-year-old Black man who was killed on January 4, 2011, on Beechwood Avenue on Detroit’s west side. His death was recorded as a homicide and he was listed as the fourth homicide victim in the city that year.

The accounts that list his name do not describe the manner of death or the events that led to it; the Beechwood Avenue location is the clearest detail in those entries. In the years after the killing no arrests, charges, or court outcomes tied to his name have been identified, and the case’s investigative status remains unclear.

If anyone remembers James, saw activity on Beechwood Avenue that day, or has information about what happened, please come forward.