On the evening of May 30, 2019, 22-year-old Kirk Donnell Meezy Tatum Jr. left his Detroit home saying he was going to the store and never returned. Later that night his body was found facedown on Phillip Street near Waveney Street on the city’s east side; he had been fatally shot next to his black 2009 Dodge Charger.

Kirk was a Frederick Douglass Academy graduate studying toward a healthcare career at Wayne County Community College District. Family members describe him as hardworking and dependable, say he did not carry weapons and was not involved in illicit activity, and believe he was ambushed in a malicious act of violence. Witnesses reported seeing an older-model white box-type SUV speeding away from the scene.

The investigation has gone cold. No arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced, and Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest, with anonymous tips accepted. Does anyone have information about Kirk, his movements that evening, or the white box-type SUV seen leaving the scene?