Later, Detroit police found what they believed was the weapon used, a metal bar.
Detroit police trailed the address to a burned-out house in a poor section of town.
Even though the Detroit police had some very good eyewitness accounts and descriptions, they never followed up successfully on any of the leads.
Federal agents made contact with the Detroit police.
The Detroit Police, sensing a grave situation, posted officers at the scene day and night.
But he said the Detroit police had so far found nothing to implicate Harding in a conspiracy.
On April 27, 2011, Detroit police said that Hunter had been stabbed and taken to a local hospital.
Detroit Police were found to have committed many acts of abuse against both blacks and whites who were in their custody.
In April 2006, he was cited by Detroit police for failing to properly secure a child passenger.
Murphy came under criticism because of the possible involvement of Detroit police in the violence, although a later historian described their role as "peripheral".