Overview
- A 25-year-old man identified as Brian Keith Washington Jr. was found with a gunshot wound to the neck in his bedroom and was later pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital.
- Deputies from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 300 block of Central Avenue near Woodward Avenue and South Boulevard after reports just after 10 p.m. on May 24, 2026.
- Investigators recovered shell casings outside the bedroom window and are using that evidence as part of an active homicide probe while searching for one or more suspects.
- Emergency crews from the Waterford Township Regional Fire Department performed life-saving measures at the scene before paramedics transported the victim to the hospital.
- Crime Stoppers is asking anyone with information to call 1-800-SPEAK-UP and is offering up to $2,000 for information that leads to an arrest with tipsters able to remain anonymous.