On the evening of October 6, 2024, a dispute over a food delivery at a Detroit Manufacturing Systems plant on the city’s west side ended with the death of 31-year-old Harmond Ulmer. Ulmer, a Black man who had recently been promoted to team lead, went to a gated entrance about 11:30 p.m. after his girlfriend was denied entry by a security guard. An argument with security personnel escalated into an exchange of gunfire; Ulmer was struck once in the chest. He attempted to drive away but crashed into a light pole and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities took a man into custody in the days afterward. Jonathan Leeavert Williams, 31, a Warren resident and coworker of Ulmer, was charged October 10, 2024, with second-degree murder and felony firearm, arraigned, and remanded to jail; a probable cause conference and preliminary examination were scheduled later in October. The employer expressed sorrow, said it was cooperating with investigators, and offered grief counseling to staff.

If anyone working at the plant or who was nearby that night has information about what happened at the gate, please come forward.