Family pleads for answers after 21-year-old man fatally shot on Detroit's west side

Na'heem Harris killed on Aug. 30, 2017

Na'heem Harris, 21, was killed in the 18500 block of Vaughn Street on Detroit's west side. (WDIV)

DETROIT – Family members continue to search for answers in the death of a 21-year-old man shot on Detroit’s west side.

Na’heem Harris was standing outside his home in the 18500 block of Vaughn Street at about 11 p.m. Aug. 30, 2017, when a vehicle pulled up and called him over. Harris was shot once and the vehicle drove away.

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"I need to find out who murdered my baby," said YoLanda Davis. "Day by day I walk around and I can't live like this anymore."

Harris graduated with honors from Southfield Regional Academic Campus. He had been employed with McDonald’s for over a year and family members say he aspired to become a rapper.

A reward of $2,500 is being offered for information that leads to arrest. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.


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