Sixteen-year-old Sir Spiller, a Black male from Detroit, was killed in the early hours of Tuesday, May 23, 2023, when gunfire tore through a quiet stretch near the 20000 block of Griggs Avenue, close to Wyoming Avenue and Outer Drive. Police were called before 2:30 a.m.; one person was found dead at the scene and a 29-year-old man was also shot and taken to the hospital. Family members said Sir died of a gunshot wound to the head.

Relatives returned to the neighborhood the next day seeking answers, saying the area had seen multiple shootings in the days before and that investigators believed at least three separate shooting locations were connected to the events that night. Neighbors described a vehicle stopping on Griggs with someone exiting already wounded and leaving a visible trail of blood to where the victim collapsed. Police confirmed the death and the surviving victim’s hospitalization but had not announced any arrests or named suspects.

If anyone remembers activity around Griggs Avenue near Wyoming and Outer Drive before 2:30 a.m. on May 23, or saw a wounded person or vehicle that night, please contact Detroit Police Homicide or Crime Stoppers with what you know.