Shermein Delmont Cooper, a 43-year-old Black man, was fatally shot inside a residence on Saginaw’s East Side on December 5, 2017. Police were called to the scene that night and initially had few leads, leaving family and community with many unanswered questions.

Within two weeks of the shooting investigators focused on a person of interest and an arrest was made. The man, who was already in custody on unrelated charges, was formally charged with open murder in connection with Cooper’s death. Court proceedings were expected to follow as the community sought answers about what happened that night.

What can readers who knew Shermein or who were in that neighborhood on December 5, 2017 contribute to help clarify the events?