Demarco Howard

In the winter of 2012, Detroit was in the grip of a particularly violent year. The city was experiencing a surge in homicides, a grim statistic that would include Demarco Anthony Howard. An African-American male, Demarco was 27 years old at the time of his death. On December 27, 2012, his life was cut short, another victim of the violence that plagued the city.

The specific details of what transpired on that late December day remain shrouded in the cold realities of an overwhelmed city. I ...