Shelton Cranford was 38 when he was found dead at a Detroit residence, 17291 Charest, on January 28, 2012. The Detroit Police Department ruled his death a homicide, but official records list the cause of death as unknown and no details about how he was killed have been released.

No arrests have been announced and investigators have not identified any suspects or persons of interest; the case is now cold. Shelton was a Black/African American male, and his death is one of the unsolved homicides from Detroit’s winter of 2012.

Anyone who knew Shelton, was in that neighborhood on January 28, 2012, or has information that could help investigators is asked to come forward.