In December 2017 in Detroit, 33-year-old Lavic Sharpe was found dead in his Northlawn Street home in a pool of dried blood with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. The Wayne County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide and no weapon was recovered at the scene, a detail that undercut an initial claim of self-harm.

Investigators focused on 27-year-old Leisha Tarrant, who lived with Sharpe. She was taken into custody the day after his body was found. Her accounts changed: first she said Sharpe had killed himself, then she alleged he produced a gun during an argument and it discharged accidentally while she tried to take it away.

Tarrant was charged with first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, lying to police, and a felony firearm count. A jury convicted her of tampering with evidence, lying to a peace officer during a violent crime investigation, and two counts of possession of a firearm during a felony; jurors were unable to agree on first-degree premeditated murder. If anyone knew Lavic Sharpe or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.