Elvin JC Carter, 45, was found shot to death on Koppernick Road near Holy Drive in Canton, Michigan, on January 29, 2024. The body was discovered about a quarter mile from his home. Family members described him as a kindhearted, hardworking father to a 16-year-old daughter and said he had no known enemies.

Carter had been out with friends at a Detroit bar watching the Lions game and was driving home when the shooting occurred in the early hours of the following Monday. Canton police asked residents and businesses for surveillance footage showing a white SUV that may have been in the area between 12:30 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. on the morning of the incident.

Investigators later identified a person of interest. On February 15, 2024, Janero Garrett was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, and being a second-time firearm offender; no homicide charge was announced at that time. Anyone who knew Elvin Carter or who has information about the white SUV or the events that night is asked to come forward.