Demarius Reed, 20, Eastern Michigan University Football player, was found dead on Friday, authorities said.
Reed was found on Oct. 18 in his an off campus apartment complex around 7 a.m. Officials have ruled the football player's death a homicide, and released the following statement about the crime:
"The Ypsilanti Police Department was dispatched to an apartment complex near Leforge Rd. and Clark Rd. ref. an unresponsive person. Upon arrival they found a person later identified as Demarius Reed, deceased inside the apartment complex with apparent gunshot wounds.
"An autopsy has been done, but the medical examiner's results will not be available for some time. Robbery is suspected as a possible motive. At this time, no one is in custody. The Ypsilanti Police Department, with assistance from Eastern Michigan University Public Safety continues to investigate this case as a homicide."
Reed was a Junior at EMU majoring in Communication, Media and Theatre Arts.
"We are all deeply saddened by the tragic news this morning involving Eastern Michigan University student Demarius Reed," EMU said in a statement. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends, and his teammates on the football team."
The Chicago native was honored at his former high school, Simeon Academy, during their Friday night game. According to NBC Chicago, Reed's family was in attendance and his younger brother hung his No. 2 jersey in the stands at Gately Stadium to honor his memory.
The family said they are honoring him the way they believe Reed would have wanted them to.
"Calm supporter who embraces the situation and trying to make it more positive," Reed's father Carl Reed to NBC Chicago. "It's crazy, I mean that something like that would happen to somebody with so much ahead of them...I was just looking for a voicemail so I could try to bring his voice up."
No arrests have been made in connection to Reed's homicide.
If you have any additional information regarding this case please contact Detective Sergeant Thomas Eberts at 734-482-9878 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAKUP (773-2587).