On September 15, 2023, police responding to reports of gunfire at the Sunridge Apartments in Flint Township found the bodies of 30-year-old Shanequa L. Fields and 26-year-old Jesse Brown, both with fatal gunshot wounds. Authorities described the deaths as a double homicide and said Fields and Brown were in a dating relationship; investigators initially reported the incident appeared contained and that no one else was involved.

Family members and community leaders publicly disputed that account in the following weeks, holding a gathering at the Cathedral of Faith Church in October to demand transparency. They alleged lapses in investigative steps such as fingerprinting and gunpowder residue testing and urged the Michigan State Police to take over. Activists also disclosed that Fields had allegedly made a fearful phone call the day before her death saying someone who had shown up at her apartment was going to kill them. The investigation remained open as of late 2023 with no arrests announced.

If anyone has information about what happened at the Sunridge Apartments on or before September 15, 2023, please come forward.