On December 28, 2020, 33-year-old Katoya McPherson and her 36-year-old boyfriend, Floyd Brashers, were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds in their Oak Tree apartment in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A neighbor reported a shattered sliding glass door, and the Kalamazoo Township Police Department ruled the deaths a double homicide.

Investigators tied the killings to a dispute over a car and charged three siblings: D'Angelo Davis, Tikario Taylor-McMillon, and Tonesha Taylor-McMillon. Tonesha pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact, accepted a plea deal, and was sentenced to 19 months after agreeing to testify that Tikario confessed to her. D'Angelo refused a plea that would have required his testimony, was convicted for his role, and was sentenced to life without parole.

Tikario’s first trial ended in a mistrial; at his retrial the jury deliberated more than 24 hours and acquitted him of all counts, including two counts of murder. The acquittal left the victims’ families expressing deep anguish and unresolved questions.

If anyone knew Katoya or has information about the events of December 28, 2020, please come forward.