Devante Hogan

Devante Hogan was a 23-year-old Detroit resident whose life mattered deeply to family and friends. Those who knew him remember a young man with plans and people who loved him; his mother, Priscilla Poole, and other relatives spoke publicly about the shock and grief his death brought to their family. In the hours before he was taken from them, Devante had been out in Midtown with a friend and was heading to his car near the intersection of Second Avenue and Canfield.

Family accounts and local reporting describe Devante as someone with a bright presence — a person whose last conversations with loved ones were warm and ordinary, leaving family members struggling to reconcile the everyday moments they shared with the suddenness of his loss. In the days after his death, relatives and community members gathered, planned memorial arrangements, and urged anyone with information to come forward; those pleas reflected how much his life and future meant to those close to him.

Though public records and news reports focus on the tragic circumstances of his death, they also show the human reality behind the headlines: Devante had relationships that mattered, a family that grieved publicly, and a community of people who wanted answers. The gap left by his passing is felt in the voices of those who described him and in the quiet absence where his laughter and plans once were.

Devante’s story is a reminder that each person reported in the news was first and foremost a member of a family and a community. While many details of his daily life remain private, the verified accounts of his age, the date and place where he was found, and the public pleas of his loved ones help preserve the record of a young life that was loved. He is remembered here with care and respect, and with a hope that those who held him close find comfort and, ultimately, some measure of peace.