In the late hours of a spring evening in Pontiac, Michigan, the life of 25-year-old Shalita Renee Hunter, a female and a devoted mother from Southfield, was tragically cut short. On May 13, 2016, she was found in the middle of the intersection of North Roselawn and Maines streets, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Investigators determined that she had been killed at another location before her body was left in the quiet residential neighborhood.
The evening before her
death, Shalita, affectionately known as 'LeLe,' had spoken with her grandmother around 7 p.m., telling her she was on her way home. It is believed she was planning to meet a man in Pontiac that night. Tragically, she never made it home. The discovery of her body the following day sent shockwaves through her family and the community. Her car, a 2014 gray Chevrolet Impala, was found approximately half a mile from where her body was discovered. It is believed that all of her personal belongings were taken, suggesting a possible robbery.
In the years following her death, Shalita's case has grown cold, with no suspects publicly identified and no arrests made. The Oakland County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate her murder, which was one of 11 homicides in Pontiac in 2016. Her family, including her sister and mother, have made public pleas for information that could lead to the capture of those responsible for her death. They remember Shalita as a loving person with a pure heart who adored her young son, who was only three years old at the time of her murder. A cash reward has been offered for any information that leads to an arrest in the case, a reflection of the ongoing hope for justice for Shalita Renee Hunter.
