On November 14, 2011, police officers in Detroit, Michigan, were called to a residence on the city’s northwest side regarding a death investigation. Upon arriving at the scene, located at 18660 Codding Street, authorities discovered the body of a victim who had sustained fatal injuries. The incident occurred within a residential neighborhood near 7 Mile Road and the Southfield Freeway, an area that saw significant police activity during that year.
The deceased was identified as Johnny A. Boatwright, a 27-year-old Black male who lived in the region. His death was subsequently ruled a homicide by the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office, with records indicating the cause was death by force. He was listed as the 301st homicide victim in Detroit for the year 2011, a year that ended with a high volume of violent crimes in the city.
Despite the classification of the case as a murder, public records and crime databases do not indicate that any suspects were apprehended or charged in connection with the killing. For years following the discovery of his body, the case has appeared on lists of unsolved homicides in the Detroit area, with no information released regarding a motive or the identification of a perpetrator. To date, there have been no reports of arrests, trials, or convictions related to his death, leaving the investigation open but inactive in public archives.
