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Frank Brown IV, a 27-year-old Black man, was shot and killed on the west side of Detroit on the evening of June 19, 2020. He had been detailing a vehicle in the driveway of a home on Asbury Park near Grand River Avenue when a rapid burst of gunfire came from the driveway area. Brown was found bleeding beside the car; he was taken to a hospital and did not survive. The distinctive Cartier glasses he had been wearing were missing from the scene.

Witnesses reported seeing a gray SUV and a masked figure in dark clothing move toward the house and then flee. Surveillance from nearby Grand River Avenue showed a vehicle speeding through an alley; investigators enlarged the footage to capture a license plate that led them to a rented 2020 silver Kia Sorento. Rental records showed the vehicle had been used during the time of the killing, and the renter later swapped that Sorento for another rental.

Police say they detained a man at the Alden Towers complex a few days later after he ran from officers near a rental vehicle.

Does anyone have information about Brown’s activities that evening or about the gray SUV seen near Asbury Park?