On the evening of September 22, 2020, Aaron Jizzle P Mays, a 25-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in Detroit, Michigan. The incident occurred around 8:15 p.m. on Fielding Street, near McNichols and Evergreen, as Mays, a rising figure in the Detroit rap scene known as Jizzle P, sat in a Chrysler 300 parked in his mother's driveway. At the time of the shooting, he was accompanied by another man.
An unknown assailant approached the vehicle and opened fire, striking both occupants.
Mays' mother, Senekua Mays, was present at the scene and witnessed the shooting, having been in conversation with her son just moments before the attack. She recounted that the muzzle flash from the weapon was so bright it obscured the shooter's face. Despite the immediate response of emergency services, Aaron Mays succumbed to his injuries at the scene. The other man in the vehicle was critically wounded in the assault.
The death of the promising musician, who was beginning to gain national attention, sent ripples of grief through his community and the wider music industry. He had released an album titled 'Eskimo Season 2' and had amassed a significant following on social media. The Detroit Police Department launched an investigation into the homicide, but a motive for the shooting has not been publicly established.
As of the latest available reports, no arrests have been made in connection with the murder of Aaron Jizzle P Mays, and the suspect remains at large. Authorities have appealed to the public for any information that might lead to the identification and apprehension of the person or persons responsible for his death. The case remains an open and active investigation by the Detroit homicide division.
