On the morning of September 25, 2017, Deantai Box, 32, was fatally shot in the driveway of his home on Ohio Street in Detroit at about 7:20 a.m. He had stepped outside to retrieve a wheelchair for a terminally ill friend and was shot while attending to that friend. Witnesses reported hearing someone say no three times before multiple gunshots. A friend inside the house heard Box plead please stop or please don’t before the fatal shots.

Box was the recent proprietor of the Something Unique floral shop in Southfield and is described by family and friends as loving and caring. No arrests have been announced and the homicide remains unsolved. A cash reward of up to $10,000 is being offered by Crime Stoppers for information leading to an arrest.

If anyone knew Deantai, saw activity on Ohio Street that morning, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.