Found Deceased MI - Armani Kelly - Montoya Givens - Dante Wicker - Missing After Cancelled Performance @ Lounge 31 - Detroit

“We will leverage all of our technology assets,” McGinnis said. “We’ve got license plate readers, we’ve got green light cameras, and I’m confident that using those tools, will help us.”
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Green light cameras:
 
Who did Armani plan to link up with? He would have already been with Montoya and Dante since he picked them up on the way, right? What happened between 5 and 7:30? MOO

The Saturday night of the Lounge show, Kelly told his fiancée the gig was canceled over an equipment issue, so he planned to link up with others and possibly find open mic events. But texts, calls and Facebook messages went unanswered sometime after 7:30 p.m., she said.

He contacted his family at 5 p.m. to let them know his performance that night at Lounge 31 had been canceled and that he was going to either see friends or try to find another place to perform.
 
Just tuning in now, this is weird and creepy as he**!, imo
''DETROIT – Three Michigan rap artists who were scheduled to perform at a Detroit club Jan. 21 haven't been heard from since the show was canceled that day.

The now 10-day search has become a multi-agency investigation involving multiple police departments around the state.

"The fact that the three of them are missing together is very concerning and very alarming for us," said Detroit Police Cmdr. Michael McGinnis.

Armani Kelly, 28, of Oscoda, has been missing since Jan. 21, 2023, according to Detroit police.


''Authorities say Armani Kelly, 28, of Oscoda, whose stage name is Marley Whoop, was first reported missing to Oscoda police on Jan. 22 after his mother hadn't heard from him. She traced her car, which Kelly was using, with OnStar. The vehicle was found in Warren, just outside of Detroit, McGinnis said.''

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''White said investigators believe Kelly, Givens and Wicker were together at Lounge 31 on Detroit's east side, where they planned to perform at some point that evening. What's unclear, he said, is what happened to them after they had left.

The three men's cellphone activity had stopped by the early hours of Jan. 22, including any activity on their social media accounts, according to White.''
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Just tuning in now, this is weird and creepy as he**!, imo
''DETROIT – Three Michigan rap artists who were scheduled to perform at a Detroit club Jan. 21 haven't been heard from since the show was canceled that day.

The now 10-day search has become a multi-agency investigation involving multiple police departments around the state.

"The fact that the three of them are missing together is very concerning and very alarming for us," said Detroit Police Cmdr. Michael McGinnis.

Armani Kelly, 28, of Oscoda, has been missing since Jan. 21, 2023, according to Detroit police.


''Authorities say Armani Kelly, 28, of Oscoda, whose stage name is Marley Whoop, was first reported missing to Oscoda police on Jan. 22 after his mother hadn't heard from him. She traced her car, which Kelly was using, with OnStar. The vehicle was found in Warren, just outside of Detroit, McGinnis said.''

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''White said investigators believe Kelly, Givens and Wicker were together at Lounge 31 on Detroit's east side, where they planned to perform at some point that evening. What's unclear, he said, is what happened to them after they had left.

The three men's cellphone activity had stopped by the early hours of Jan. 22, including any activity on their social media accounts, according to White.''
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So according to this article, all three men are confirmed to have made it to Lounge 31. Earlier articles posted here reported that Lounge 31 was their destination but it was unclear if they ever arrived at their destination.

It seems Armani was involved in gang activity based on his social media posts –– were Montoya and Dante also affiliated with gangs? On the Michigan DOC website Montoya is listed as having a tattoo of "'GOB' Goon City" on his right hand, but it's unclear if Goon City is a gang or not.

It's also interesting to me that the OnStar data in Armani's car showed it stopped at Life Church, Huntington Apartments, and the Londonderry Condos. Do any of the men have friends or family they might have visited who live in those buildings? Alternatively, do any past associates/enemies live in those buildings who might want to harm them? How long was the car parked at each location?
 
So according to this article, all three men are confirmed to have made it to Lounge 31. Earlier articles posted here reported that Lounge 31 was their destination but it was unclear if they ever arrived at their destination.

It seems Armani was involved in gang activity based on his social media posts –– were Montoya and Dante also affiliated with gangs? On the Michigan DOC website Montoya is listed as having a tattoo of "'GOB' Goon City" on his right hand, but it's unclear if Goon City is a gang or not.

It's also interesting to me that the OnStar data in Armani's car showed it stopped at Life Church, Huntington Apartments, and the Londonderry Condos. Do any of the men have friends or family they might have visited who live in those buildings? Alternatively, do any past associates/enemies live in those buildings who might want to harm them? How long was the car parked at each location?
I’m hopeful they can reverse-ping cell towers to see if any cell phones were traveling those same places likely early morning Sunday?
Moo
 
After looking through his YT videos I’m worried that this was a vendetta of some kind. Like all the posters before me I think these poor guys were set up. They trusted someone. It had to be someone close to them that helped set this up. I don’t think any of them would just blindly walk into another gangs area (if that’s what happened). I am hoping LE knows a whole lot more than they are releasing. This whole thing stinks to high heaven. A rapper don’t need that much equipment. The party could have rented an inexpensive karaoke setup or PA for rappers.

A opinions are my own speculation. MOO
 
www.cbsnews.com

Mother desperately searching for son who went missing in Detroit over the weekend

LK said she is desperate to figure out what happened to her son after he went missing over the weekend. She said Armani Kelly, 27, called her Saturday evening as he arrived to Detroit.

[...]

LK said Armani was supposed to perform at Lounge 31 in Detroit on Saturday night, but said she wasn't sure if that happened. After not hearing from Armani for 24 hours, she began to worry and then began searching for his whereabouts.

[...]

... on Tuesday she said she tracked locations using Armani's OnStar on his vehicle.

Three Warren locations turned up in the search, including Life Church, the Huntington Apartments and the Londonderry condos.

[...]

LK said she filed police reports with the Warren Police Department, who now has possession of Armani's vehicle.

[...]
Any known criminal records?

Edit: The three friends met in prison, Armani Kelly recently got out of prison after facing armed robbery charges. His mom believes the suspect is a fellow inmate that had it out for him.

Resources: Search for three rappers who vanished after Detroit gig was canceled
 
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Just tuning in now, this is weird and creepy as he**!, imo
''DETROIT – Three Michigan rap artists who were scheduled to perform at a Detroit club Jan. 21 haven't been heard from since the show was canceled that day.

The now 10-day search has become a multi-agency investigation involving multiple police departments around the state.

"The fact that the three of them are missing together is very concerning and very alarming for us," said Detroit Police Cmdr. Michael McGinnis.

Armani Kelly, 28, of Oscoda, has been missing since Jan. 21, 2023, according to Detroit police.


''Authorities say Armani Kelly, 28, of Oscoda, whose stage name is Marley Whoop, was first reported missing to Oscoda police on Jan. 22 after his mother hadn't heard from him. She traced her car, which Kelly was using, with OnStar. The vehicle was found in Warren, just outside of Detroit, McGinnis said.''

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''White said investigators believe Kelly, Givens and Wicker were together at Lounge 31 on Detroit's east side, where they planned to perform at some point that evening. What's unclear, he said, is what happened to them after they had left.

The three men's cellphone activity had stopped by the early hours of Jan. 22, including any activity on their social media accounts, according to White.''
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“The three men’s cellphone activity had stopped by the early hours of Jan.22, including any activity on their social media accounts, said White.”

- but on Armani’s personal FB page (linked below), there is a checkin at Burnips, MI, on the 24th? (Click on “About” to see it.) This seems like it could be important?

(ETA that you may not be able to click through to that section unless you’re logged into Facebook.)

 

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