Toney Samuel

In the winter of 2011, the city of Detroit was grappling with a high rate of violent crime, a reality that became tragically personal for the family of Toney Samuel. On December 13th, the body of the 32-year-old African-American man was discovered on Derby Street, marking another grim statistic in a city struggling to curtail its homicide numbers. The specific circumstances surrounding his death have remained largely undisclosed to the public, adding to the pain and uncertainty for his loved one ...