D’Vonte Relford was 25 when he was killed in Detroit on May 16, 2021. What began as a physical altercation escalated to gunfire; Relford was shot in the back and found outside a residence on Mark Twain Street. He was taken to a hospital and died of multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators identified a 12-year-old boy as the person who fired the handgun. The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office charged the juvenile with manslaughter and felony firearm and moved the case into the juvenile system; a preliminary hearing was scheduled at the Juvenile Detention Center before a magistrate. The motive for the initial fight has not been made clear.

If anyone witnessed the altercation on Mark Twain Street that evening or has information about what led to the shooting, please share what you know with investigators.