On January 28, 2025, 35-year-old Vincent Buckles was found shot multiple times in Port Huron, Michigan. Earlier that night a vehicle fire on Vanness Street, treated as suspicious and believed to be arson, drew responding crews; investigators have been examining any link between the burned vehicle and Buckles’ killing.

The Port Huron Major Crimes Unit, with the Michigan State Police Crime Lab, processed evidence from both scenes. Investigators pursued leads beyond Michigan and, within weeks, made arrests. On February 12, 2025, 22-year-old Detroit man Dazman Robert Drake was taken into custody near Atlanta by the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force; he was wanted in connection with this homicide and was a person of interest in an unrelated Detroit double homicide. A 36-year-old woman who had been questioned earlier was also arrested that day in St. Clair County and is being held at the county jail. Drake remains in custody in Georgia awaiting extradition.

If anyone knew Vincent, his movements that week, or saw suspicious activity near Vanness Street on the night of January 28, please share what was seen or heard.