It was a crime that shook a Detroit neighborhood and left a family grappling with a senseless loss. Stacie Hunt, a 75-year-old African-American male, was a business owner who was tragically killed on the morning of May 28, 2010. He was at his place of work, Hunt's Collision, located at 7131 Westfield, preparing to start the day at approximately 8:20 a.m. when he was confronted by two unknown men.
The encounter was an attempted robbery that quickly turned fatal.
During the course of the robbery, one of the assailants shot Stacie Hunt, inflicting a mortal wound. The two men then fled the scene, leaving him to be discovered. The brazen crime, which took the life of a senior member of the community as he was simply trying to open his business, sent ripples of fear and anger through the area. The authorities were called to the scene, but the perpetrators had already vanished, initiating a homicide investigation that would continue for years to come.
Despite the efforts of the Detroit Police Department, the individuals responsible for Stacie Hunt's murder have never been identified, and no arrests have been made in the case. The investigation has remained open, a cold case that serves as a painful reminder of justice yet to be served. In an effort to generate new leads, a reward of up to $5,000 has been offered by Crime Stoppers for any information that leads to the arrest of the persons responsible for this violent act. The community and Hunt's family continue to hope that someone with knowledge of the crime will come forward and finally bring closure to a case that has remained unsolved for over a decade.
