A dispute over a reportedly stolen cell phone ended in the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Joseph Phillip Nankervis in southwest Detroit. On July 26, 2022, Joseph was shot and killed near his home on Homer Street after a car carrying four people — one 18-year-old and three minors — arrived and shots were fired from that vehicle.

Police arrested four people after the shooting, but only one person, 16-year-old Ryan Mloud, was later charged as an adult with first-degree murder; he was held in a youth home pending further court action. Authorities did not charge the other three occupants, citing insufficient evidence. The Nankervis family says all in the car share responsibility and has been distressed by social media posts from associates of the suspect that they say taunted and threatened them.

The investigation remains technically open while the family presses for broader accountability and space to grieve. Did anyone in the neighborhood see the car that night or notice activity on Homer Street around July 26, 2022?