Larry Jr. Ware

Larry Jr. Ware, a 50-year-old Black man, was killed in Detroit, Michigan. His death appears in the public record as a homicide, but the story of what happened to him is difficult to piece together from widely accessible reporting: there is no clear, commonly circulated account that lays out where he was headed, who he was with, or what set the violence in motion.

What can be said with certainty is mostly defined by what’s missing. In the places people usually turn for answers—mainstre ...