Lateo Garrett, an 18-year-old Black male, was shot and killed after an attempted robbery at a Valero gas station on Seven Mile Road in Detroit on the evening of May 25, 2019. He and his brother were inside the convenience store when a man tried to snatch the Cartier sunglasses Garrett was wearing. A struggle followed and the assailant shot Garrett; the shooter then fled in a red Chevrolet Cobalt with three other people. The robbery did not succeed.

Garrett was taken to a local hospital in serious condition and died later that night. Police released surveillance images of the primary suspect — described as a Black male about 20 to 25 years old, slim, wearing a grey hoodie with red lettering, grey sweatpants, and white shoes — plus two other persons of interest. An arrest was later made in connection with the fatal shooting. Garrett’s family described him as a humble, hard-working young man who had been planning to go to college.

If anyone was at the Valero on Seven Mile Road that night or has information about the red Chevrolet Cobalt or the people seen on surveillance, please share what is known.