Overview
- The body of a man was found on a trail at Woodland Hills Park on May 3, prompting a homicide investigation and evidence processing by detectives.
- Police publicly identified the victim on May 20 as Richard Alan/Allen Harris of Farmington Hills and the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide from multiple blunt-force trauma.
- Investigators released a witness-based composite sketch of a person of interest described as a 20–30-year-old man with black hair, a scruffy beard, olive-toned skin, an average height and a slender build.
- Authorities say multiple witnesses saw the man in the park on May 3—some before the victim arrived and others near the victim—and Michigan State Police assisted in creating the sketch.
- Farmington Hills police have increased patrols in city parks, urged anyone with information to call the department at 248-871-2610 with the option to remain anonymous, and residents say the case has raised safety concerns.