3 Men Missing After Canceled Rap Gig Were Fatally Shot

Detroit Police, Michigan State Police, and ATF agents work the scene at West McNichols and Log Cabin in Detroit on the border of Highland Park, Mich., on Feb. 2, 2023. Robin Buckson/Detroit News via AP

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich.—Three men who disappeared after planning to rap at a Detroit party were killed by multiple gunshots, police said Tuesday, five days after their bodies were found in a vacant, rat-infested building.

“The investigation also has revealed that this was not a random incident,” state police said on Twitter. “The investigation is continuing and detectives are making progress and we believe we may have determined a motive.”