Anybody know this font? or a similar one that matches the "D" in Detroit Free Press?

Amador  Suggested by donshottype 

Logo designed by Jim Parkinson
AFAIK there is not a font based on the logo.
http://www.typedesign.com/logos/L24.detroit.html

The _D_ in Jim Parkinson's Amador is similar, but not identical.

Thanks! I was hoping it would be a real font, any idea why he never created it to be in font form?

The logo

https://www.brandsoftheworld.com/logo/detroit-free-press

Presumably the Detroit Free Press never contracted with him to produce such a font. Usually newspaper owners are looking for a rebranding to update their appeal to readers.
Only a few newspapers, notably the New York Times, also contracted for a font. These fonts are proprietary and are used to enhance the brand image.

Making a blackletter font is very time consuming compared to Sans or Roman letters, and is rarely undertaken as a purely commercial venture.