In the early morning hours of March 18, 2017, a violent home invasion on Rutherford Street in Detroit ended with three people dead. Michelle Davis‑Asaka, 43, was among those killed when a gunman forced his way into a residence while the family slept. She reportedly ran into her father’s room in a desperate attempt to escape and both were fatally shot; her father, Robert Pittman, was 60.

Her 23‑year‑old nephew, Darrion Jones, was also killed. A fourth person in the home exchanged gunfire with the assailant and survived, and another woman in the house escaped without physical injury. The suspect, 23‑year‑old Demaro Devone Horne of Southgate, was arrested soon after at a hospital where he had gone for treatment for injuries sustained during the incident.

Horne was charged with multiple counts including open murder, assault with intent to murder, first‑degree home invasion and felony‑firearm; court records show he pleaded and was to receive a lengthy prison term for convictions of second‑degree murder, assault with intent to murder and a consecutive felony‑firearm sentence.