A dispute between friends in an Eastpointe home ended in lethal violence on November 20, 2021. Twenty-seven-year-old Juwan McCreary and a friend, 26-year-old Gregory John Strickland, argued inside a residence on Firwood Avenue; the fight moved outside and became physical. Strickland produced a gun and shot McCreary about six times.

After the shooting Strickland put McCreary’s body in the backseat of a vehicle, drove away, and abandoned the car a few blocks from St. John’s Hospital before walking home. He later called Detroit police, reported the shooting and identified the location of the abandoned vehicle where officers found McCreary in the backseat. Strickland was arrested without incident.

Strickland was charged with first-degree premeditated murder, felony firearm and concealing the death of an individual. He later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder; sentencing included 25 to 40 years plus a two-year term for the felony firearm charge. McCreary’s mother described him as generous and committed to helping the homeless by gathering and distributing food.

If anyone has information about the events on Firwood Avenue that night, please share what is known.