Carlton Coleman, a 26-year-old Black/African American man, was fatally shot the evening of Friday, March 31, 2017, at the Oxford Square Apartments in Clinton Township near 15 Mile Road and Lipke Street. An argument earlier that day reportedly began after Coleman was seen smoking marijuana in front of another man’s children. The dispute escalated and both men exchanged gunfire. Coleman suffered a gunshot wound to his hip, was taken to a nearby hospital, and bled to death.

The other man, 24, was shot in the arm and initially taken into custody by Clinton Township police; he was later released after claiming self-defense. The Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office was asked to review the case, and Crime Stoppers sought public tips. Coleman’s family challenged the self-defense claim and called for accountability. No arrests or charges have been announced in connection with his death.

Did anyone in the area of Oxford Square Apartments on March 31, 2017, see or hear anything that could help explain what happened?