In the early morning hours of January 18, 2016, the quiet of a Detroit neighborhood was shattered by the sound of breaking glass. Inside a home on Vancourt Avenue, 24-year-old Darrin Wyatt was awakened by the intrusion. In a heroic effort to protect his family, which included his grandmother and his three young children, Wyatt went to investigate the noise. As he descended the stairs, he was met by gunfire and was shot multiple times.
He tragically succumbed to his injuries before he could be transported to a hospital.
Darrin was a beloved father, a graduate of Western International High School where he had been a member of the football team. He was pursuing a degree in business management from Michigan State University and was employed in the logistics field. He was an aspiring entrepreneur, with plans in motion to launch his own maintenance business. His life was full of promise, a future that was stolen in a senseless act of violence. At the time of the incident, there were seven people in the house, including his 3-year-old daughter.
In the years that have followed, Darrin Wyatt's murder has remained unsolved. Law enforcement officials have yet to make any arrests in the case, and no suspects have been publicly identified. The only lead that has been released to the public is that the shooter or shooters may have fled the scene in a dark-colored, mid-sized vehicle. The case has since gone cold, leaving a family to grapple with the unanswered questions surrounding the death of their loved one. Darrin's family continues to hold out hope for justice, periodically making public appeals for anyone with information to come forward. A cash reward is being offered by Crime Stoppers for any information that leads to an arrest. The family's plea continues to echo through the community, a somber reminder of a life taken too soon and a killer who remains at large.
