On the evening of December 15, 2021, 27-year-old Marquese Quinton Smith was fatally shot in Detroit, Michigan, alongside his lifelong friend Teron William Flowers. The two had been friends since high school and were together that day after Smith had been collecting belongings from a turbulent relationship at the Martin Luther King Jr. Apartment complex.

Around 6:30 p.m., after an apparent altercation at a convenience store on Shea near Larned, a white Dodge Charger is reported to have followed Smith and Flowers. As the men ran back toward the apartment complex, occupants of the car opened fire in what investigators describe as an ambush. Smith died at the scene near lots 7 and 8 of the complex; Flowers was struck and collapsed about half a block away on St. Aubin.

The Detroit Police Department Homicide Unit is investigating and no arrests have been announced. A reward is being offered and both families have publicly appealed for information. If anyone knew Marquese Smith or Teron Flowers, or saw a white Dodge Charger in that area on December 15, 2021, please share what was seen with investigators.