Donald Kuykendall, a 64-year-old Black man, was found shot and lying near Gratiot Avenue and Seneca Street on Detroit’s east side in the pre-dawn hours of April 5, 2017. Motorists discovered him in the roadway around 3:50 a.m., pulled him out of traffic and called for help. First responders determined he had a single gunshot wound to the torso; he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead shortly after.

Police noted no shell casings at the scene, raising the possibility his shooting occurred elsewhere and his body left on Gratiot. Early reports varied about whether he was on the sidewalk or in the road. Surveillance footage later showed what appeared to be a scuffle involving Kuykendall and two other people shortly before he collapsed. Family said he had no drug habit, might have been leaving a downtown casino, and was described as disabled; relatives also worried robbery could be a motive. No suspects were publicly identified and investigators appealed for witnesses or tips.

If anyone was in the Gratiot and Seneca area that morning or has information about the scuffle seen on surveillance, can you help investigators?