A verbal dispute in Detroit turned deadly in the early hours of July 18, 2023. At about 2:18 a.m., 23-year-old Javontae Dayquan Gardner was shot multiple times in the abdomen at the intersection of Tireman Avenue and St. Mary’s Street. Officers found Gardner with critical injuries; he was taken to a nearby hospital and later died of his wounds.

Police quickly identified and arrested 30-year-old Nino Denzel-Wesley Red the same day. Authorities allege the argument escalated, that Red produced a handgun and fired multiple times before fleeing. The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office charged Red with first-degree murder, felon in possession of a firearm, and two counts of felony firearm. He was arraigned July 21, 2023, and remanded to jail; court proceedings were scheduled for August.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or the moments leading up to it at Tireman Avenue and St. Mary’s Street, please share what was seen or heard.