Johnnie Jesse Best, known as Jesse, was 42 when he was found in Detroit on December 10, 2020, with fatal gunshot wounds. Remembered as friendly and approachable, his death was investigated by the Detroit Police Department as a homicide and added to the city’s violent-crime records.

Detectives opened an investigation to determine a motive and identify those responsible.

Anyone with information about Johnnie Jesse Best’s death or who may have seen something relevant in Detroit around December 10, 2020, is asked to come forward.