Sean Hayden, 53, was shot and killed during a family birthday party on the evening of March 19, 2024, at a residence in the 9200 block of Bishop Street on Detroit’s east side, near I-94. Family members say he was unarmed and seated at his cousin’s party when he was shot; several relatives identified the shooter as Hayden’s uncle. Some reports say the uncle was upset about the way Hayden was dancing with a woman.

Hayden’s brothers, Abram and Cedric, described him as a joyful man who liked to make others laugh and said he was on disability and physically unable to be in a fight. The suspect fled the scene; police tracked his vehicle to a home on Lesure Street near Outer Drive and set up a barricade, but he was not found there. He later appeared at a local hospital armed with a gun, was detained by hospital security, and then arrested by Detroit police. The suspect was in custody and awaiting charges.

Did anyone at that party or nearby homes see what happened or the vehicle as it left Bishop Street?