On the evening of October 24, 2019, 46-year-old Nyassinu Crowell was fatally shot in Detroit during an attempted armed robbery near Hayes Street and Seven Mile Road on the city’s east side. Crowell was sitting in a vehicle with a friend when two individuals approached; surveillance footage shows one assailant with a long gun moving toward the driver’s side while the second went to the passenger side.

Crowell exited the car and tried to disarm the person armed with the long gun. During the struggle the second assailant fired across the vehicle, striking and killing Crowell. He was a father to 14 children, and family members described him as a devoted parent who would have given the attackers anything they asked for.

The Detroit Police Department opened a homicide investigation and released the surveillance footage to try to identify the two suspects. No arrests have been announced and the people responsible remain at large. Does anyone have information that could help identify the assailants or that night’s events?