On the night of June 2, 2019, 34-year-old Detroit Police Sergeant Elaine Williams was shot dead in her Garden City, Michigan, home on Belton Street. Police responding at about 11:45 p.m. found Williams inside with multiple gunshot wounds; paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. Her domestic partner, Eddie Ray-Jr. Johnson, then 35, was found outside with a gunshot wound to his abdomen and was taken to hospital before being taken into custody.

Neighbors said the couple had been at a local bar earlier that evening and, after returning home, were heard arguing before multiple gunshots. Investigators recovered eight .40 caliber shell casings inside the residence, all fired from the service pistol issued to Sergeant Williams. Toxicology showed both had elevated blood alcohol concentrations. Johnson told Garden City police he shot Williams during a struggle after she had shot him first. Prosecutors charged him with first-degree murder and felony firearm, and a judge later granted bond.

Anyone who knew Sergeant Williams, Johnson, or who was in the Belton Street area that night and has information is asked to come forward.