Hassan Desfasure

On a cold winter night in Detroit, Michigan, on January 7, 2010, the life of 20-year-old Hassan Desfasure was tragically cut short. He was discovered shot at a residence on Brace Street, a victim of the violence that plagued the city. The young man was not alone in his final moments; he was inside a 2001 Ford Taurus with another 20-year-old, Jamail Sanders, who was also fatally shot.

The circumstances surrounding the deaths of Hassan Desfasure and Jamail Sanders have remained shrouded in ...