Reward offered for arrest in murder of 21-year-old man at 4th of July block party

Lamonte Jacobs fatally shot in 2016

Lamonte Jacobs. (Crime Stoppers)

DETROIT – Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $2,500 for information that leads to an arrest in the murder of Lamonte Jacobs.

Jacobs was fatally shot at a 4th of July block party in 2016. It happened in the 5300 block of Cooper Street between Barker and Moffat Avenue on Detroit’s east side.

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Jacobs was at the gathering when an unknown person fired shots, striking him. Jacobs died the next day due to the injuries.

Call 1-800-SPEAK-UP to leave an anonymous tip.


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