Shawn Ewing was 18 when he was shot and killed on May 3, 2021, on Tacoma Street on Detroit’s east side. A student at Eastpointe High School and days away from graduation, Shawn left home about 10:30 a.m. driving a black 2019 Volkswagen Jetta with tinted windows to meet his girlfriend before work. At about 11:11 a.m. Detroit police responded to reports of shots fired in the 1300 block of Tacoma and found him fatally wounded; his family was notified later that afternoon around 2 p.m.

Shawn’s sisters have publicly appealed for information, remembering him as a happy young man with a big smile. Crime Stoppers has offered a cash reward up to $2,500 for information leading to an arrest.

If anyone knew Shawn, saw him that morning, or has information about what happened on Tacoma Street, please come forward to the Detroit Police Department or Crime Stoppers.