Donte Marsh, 31, was killed in Detroit on April 2, 2019. Witnesses saw two people pull him from the back seat of a vehicle in an apartment complex parking lot; one held him while the other shot him multiple times. His body was later found inside the same car, which was discovered burning less than two miles from the parking lot. The medical examiner determined Marsh died of multiple gunshot wounds and was likely already dead when the car was set on fire.

Investigators focused on a known associate, Martez Deneal Ford. Surveillance showed the two men together the night before the killing. A black baseball cap matching one seen on Ford was recovered at the scene and contained his DNA, and cell-phone records placed him near the shooting; tracking afterward led to his arrest in Kentucky. Ford was charged with second-degree murder, mutilation of a dead body, and felony firearm. The jury found him guilty on all counts and the court sentenced him to 40 to 50 years for murder, concurrent 5 to 10 years for mutilation, plus a consecutive two-year term for the firearm conviction; the sentence was later upheld on appeal.

If anyone knew Donte Marsh or saw activity in the area that night, please share what might help investigators or the family.