Antonio V. Parnell Jr., 21, was shot and killed on Thanksgiving morning, November 24, 2022, on San Juan Drive on Detroit’s west side. He had just left his home after a brief moment with his girlfriend and their baby son, telling them he was thankful, and was headed to his father’s house to pick up hair clippers when he was killed. Fifteen minutes after he left, the family was told he had been shot; his girlfriend found his car and his body at the scene.

Two days before the shooting the family’s one-year-old English Bulldog, Nova, and their nine-month-old French Bulldog, Calley, went missing. The family says they were told the dogs had been stolen, and they believe the theft may be connected to Antonio’s killing. The Detroit Police Department is investigating, and no arrests have been announced.

Antonio is remembered by his family as a hardworking construction worker and laborer devoted to providing for his family. Does anyone have information about the dogs or what happened on San Juan Drive that morning?