Lari Ploszewski-Brisco, 43, was killed on the morning of August 28, 2022, in Detroit. A single mother of five and a grandmother, she was moving her family and had taken a rideshare to a U-Haul store that was closed. While waiting for another ride in the area of Wyoming and Seven Mile, she was shot multiple times during what investigators described as a random shooting spree that day.

The shooter also killed two other people and wounded another man and his dog. Ploszewski-Brisco supported her family working two jobs, including as a waitress at a Ram’s Horn and as a medical receptionist; coworkers and customers remembered her as warm and friendly. The Detroit Police Department arrested 19-year-old Dontae Ramon Smith in connection with the shootings and charged him with multiple counts related to the attacks.

The community organized fundraisers and a GoFundMe to help Ploszewski-Brisco’s family with funeral costs and support for her five children. If anyone has information about Lari, her activities that morning, or witnesses in the Wyoming and Seven Mile area, please share what is known.