Michael Mikey L. Brown, 51, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of Saturday, February 28, 2026, in a triple shooting outside the Suite 100 cocktail bar on Schaefer Highway near Fenkell Street. The attack occurred about 4:30 a.m.; two other people were wounded and survived, while Brown succumbed to his injuries. The circumstances leading up to the shooting remain unclear.

Brown was a well-known Detroit restaurateur who owned Sloppy Chops and Sloppy Crab and was widely regarded as a supporter of Black-owned businesses and a reinvestor in his neighborhoods. Community leaders and friends described him as a pillar of the community, a father, and someone dedicated to uplifting others.

As of early March 2026, no arrests or suspect descriptions had been released and the Detroit Police Department homicide unit is investigating. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.