A deadly confrontation at 8 Mile Road and the Southfield Freeway in Detroit ended with two men killed. On a cold January day, 28-year-old Joseph Selita of Sterling Heights pulled his black Charger up to 65-year-old Clayton Willis, a double-amputee who was panhandling in a wheelchair. Words escalated into a verbal altercation and, investigators say, Selita drew a gun and fired one shot. A struggle for the firearm followed and five to six more shots were fired, striking both men.

Selita was pronounced dead at the scene; Willis was transported to a nearby hospital and later died of multiple gunshot wounds. Willis had survived a previous, unsolved shooting while panhandling six months earlier in July 2023. The Detroit Police Department is investigating and seeking witnesses; no arrests or other suspects have been announced. If anyone saw the confrontation or has information, please contact Detroit homicide investigators.