In the evening of May 9, 2017, 17-year-old Dequan Marquell Johnson was riding a bicycle on Burgess Street on Flint’s north side when a passenger exited an SUV and opened fire. Dequan was taken to Hurley Medical Center and died of his injuries on May 10, 2017.

Dequan attended Academy West High School and was remembered by family as smart, humble, and lively — someone who loved music, photography, and time with his mother, Jacqueline Louise Johnson, his father, Dana Williams, and his brother, Dana Williams, Jr. The Flint Police Department, assisted by the Michigan State Police, investigated the homicide but no arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified or charged. The motive remains unclear and the case has gone cold.

Anyone with information about Dequan’s killing or who was in the Burgess Street area that night is asked to come forward.