A late-summer alleyway argument in Detroit turned deadly on August 13, 2023. Jamal Gibson, 20, and his friend K’Von Thompson-Doze, 21, were reportedly involved in an altercation in the 5080 block of Fredro Street when a man produced a handgun and opened fire on both young men. Gibson was privately transported to a hospital but died of his wounds on August 16, 2023.

Detroit police identified 22-year-old Deshaun Darvon Currie as a suspect and arrested him on September 15, 2023. The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office charged Currie with two counts of felony murder, two counts of premeditated first-degree murder, one count of lying to police during a violent crime investigation, and four counts of felony firearm. He was arraigned and remanded to jail on September 18, 2023, with a probable cause conference set for early October 2023.

The loss affected both families and the community. If anyone witnessed the alleyway altercation on August 13, 2023, or has information about the events that night, please come forward.