JQuan Jones was 21 when he was shot and killed in Detroit on July 6, 2021 — his birthday. A 2018 graduate of Madison High School and a former star athlete, Jones was driving his mother’s car near 8 Mile and Rex on the city’s east side in the early morning hours, about 1:50 a.m., when an unknown assailant fired into the vehicle. A friend riding with him was also injured.

Police described the shooting as random and said the suspect may have been driving a white Durango; no arrests have been publicly announced. Family and friends held a gathering at Balduck Park to honor Jones, the same park where they had mourned his first cousin Teao Garrett two years earlier. The cousins, born a month apart, were raised like brothers and Jones had been present when Garrett was killed.

Does anyone who was in the area that night or who knew JQuan have information to share with investigators?