Jonas Williams was fatally shot outside his home on Detroit’s east side on the night of December 8, 2020. At about 9:55 p.m. he stepped out of his residence in the 3600 block of Wayburn Street when an unidentified person on foot approached and fired multiple shots before fleeing the scene. Emergency responders pronounced Williams dead at the location.

The motive and the shooter’s identity remain unknown. Investigators have continued the probe and Crime Stoppers offered a cash reward for information leading to an arrest; as of July 2022 no arrests had been made and no suspects were publicly identified. If anyone saw or heard anything on Wayburn Street that night, contacting Detroit police or Crime Stoppers could help move this case forward.