Police seek information in shooting death

Kiywon Ballard

By Charles Sercombe
Hamtramck’s second homicide of the year happened early Friday morning.
Police say they have little information about the circumstances of a shooting death of a Detroit man that happened around 2:30 a.m. in the area of Grand Haven and Circle Dr.
Police are seeking the help of witnesses.
According to a press release issued on Monday (July 13), officers responded to a call about gunshots being fired in that area.
Upon their arrival at the scene, Kiywon Ballard, 30, of Detroit, was found, suffering from a gunshot wound.
Ballard died later at a local hospital.
Police Chief Anne Moise said the department is “working diligently” on finding whoever shot Ballard.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Gonzales at (313) 800-5276. The referencing case number is 20-4894.
On Ballard’s Facebook page, it says he worked as a line cook at Louisiana Creole Gumbo.
Hamtramck’s first murder happened in March at the Col. Hamtramck Housing project.
A woman and two men, which included the woman’s brother, got into an argument. The woman then started swinging a kitchen knife and accidently stabbed her brother in the neck and killed him.
Posted July 13, 2020