City of Ypsilanti
Amy F. Walker
Police Department
Chief of Police
Ypsilanti Police Department
PRESS RELEASE
Date: 10/18/13
Nature of
Incident: Homicide
Date and time of Incident: 10/18/13 (Early morning hours)
YPD Case Report Number: 13-15712
Location of Incident: Leforge and Clark Rd. Ypsilanti,MI
Suspect Information:
Age: Unknown
Gender:
Physical Description:
City/Twp of
Residence:
Victim Information:
Age: 20 year old Demarius Reed
Gender: black male
City/Twp of
Residence:
Ypsilanti (EMU Student)
Victim/Suspect Relationship: Unknown
Suspect Injured: Unknown
Description of
City of Ypsilanti
Amy F. Walker
Police Department
Chief of Police
Injuries:
None
Hospital taken To: N/A
Condition:
N/A
Victim Injured? Yes
Description of
Injuries: multiple
Hospital taken to:
gunshot wounds
Condition: Deceased
Suspect Arrested: No
Was a weapon involved? Yes
Description of
Weapon(s):
Handgun
Items Stolen? Personal items
Suspect vehicle involved? Unknown
Briefing of Incident:
The Ypsilanti Police Department was dispatched to an apartment complex near Leforge Rd.
and Clark Rd. ref. an unresponsive person. Upon arrival they found a person later identified
as Demarius Reed, deceased inside the apartment complex with apparent gunshot wounds.
An autopsy has been done, but the medical examiner’s results will not be available for some
time. Robbery is suspected as a possible motive. At this time, no one is in custody. The
Ypsilanti Police Department, with assistance from Eastern Michigan University Public Safety
continues to investigate this case as a homicide.
If you have any additional information regarding this case please contact
Detective Sergeant Thomas Eberts at 734-482-9878 or Crime Stoppers at
1-800-SPEAKUP (773-2587).