Joshua Montanez-Rivera was 19 and had been in the United States about four months when he was killed on February 20, 2020, in Detroit. He had moved from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to help his sister with her newborn and to save money to bring his parents to the mainland. His sister, Yalmares Torres-Montanez, described him as a devoted son, brother, and uncle.

That night Joshua accompanied a friend who was responding to the friend’s girlfriend’s complaint about unwanted attention from an unknown man. The confrontation near Varney and Ackley in Detroit turned into a fight and then gunfire. Montanez-Rivera was struck and pronounced dead at the scene; witnesses were unable to identify who fired the shots.

The Detroit Police Department investigated but, as of the family’s public appeal, no suspects have been identified and no arrests announced. A $2,500 reward from Crime Stoppers of Michigan was offered for tips leading to an arrest. Does anyone have information about that intersection on February 20, 2020, or saw something that could help the family?