Timothy Blancher, a 20-year-old Black gay man, was shot and killed on May 25, 2019, at a home on Devonshire Road on Detroit’s east side. Two friends who were with him that night — 21-year-old Alunte Davis, a gay man, and 20-year-old Paris Cameron, a transgender woman — were also fatally wounded. Two other people at the scene survived gunshot injuries.

Reports say the group had gone to a nearby gas station from a party, where they encountered 18-year-old Devon Robinson and invited him to join. Later, someone wearing a ski mask entered the home and opened fire. DNA matching Robinson was recovered from Blancher’s right hand.

Robinson was charged in the case. The shootings were described by authorities as motivated by anti-LGBTQ hate, and the prosecution emphasized pursuing crimes that target the LGBTQ community. Did anyone in Detroit’s east side neighborhood remember that party, the gas station stop, or the person wearing a ski mask that night?