Reward offered for arrest in fatal shooting of 20-year-old man

DeShun Montgomery. (Crime Stoppers)

DETROIT – A family is pleading for answers after a young man was fatally shot.

DeShun Montgomery, 20, was found dead on Aug. 6 at 8 a.m. on the corner of King Richard and Merlin streets near Cadieux Road on Detroit's east side, according to Crime Stoppers.

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Crime Stoppers said that the family reported Montgomery was going out to visit some friends the evening before he was found dead. He spoke to his brother at 10:50 p.m. and said he was headed home, but never returned.

Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $2,500 for information that leads to an arrest. Contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.


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