Denez Dupree, 43, was fatally shot on the morning of October 3, 2021, outside a gas station at Dexter and Collingwood in Detroit. Dupree was panhandling and had a brief verbal exchange with a man who at first gave him money. Shortly afterward the man allegedly shot Dupree; first responders found Dupree lying on the ground outside the gas station door and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Detroit police described the killing as a random execution and the community reacted with outrage.

Tips from the community helped lead to the arrest of 19-year-old Christopher Calvin Williams on October 14, 2021. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged Williams with one count of First-Degree Murder and one count of Felony Firearm; he was scheduled for a probable cause conference on November 9, 2021, and a preliminary examination on November 16, 2021. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Dupree that could assist the case, please share what is known.