An $8,000 reward is being offered for information on the suspects who gunned down a Wayne State University student the day after Christmas.
Casey Willis, 18, was shot while sitting in her car with a friend on Cardoni Street, in the area of Nevada and I-75.
Police say two masked suspects approached the car and fired multiple shots. Casey was killed, while her friend was not injured.
Willis's alma mater, University Prep Academy High School, paid tribute to the 2020 graduate in a Facebook post.
"Casey is a friend, a sister, and a daughter. At University Prep Academy High School, Casey was a leader, a role model, and a light," the statement read.
A Go Fund Me in her honor says Willis was one of six siblings and was studying at Wayne State University "while working 2 jobs, including Footlocker, where she recently got promoted. She also worked at Alternatives for Girls — an organization for homeless and at-risk girls and young women — and just became a Board Member. The fundraising site raised $32,000 for her family.
"This is so devastating for this family and we hope our great community can help them out," the organizer wrote.
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Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.