Michael Bond, a 35-year-old Black man from Easton, Pennsylvania, was found shot in Easton’s West Ward on May 9, 2016, and later died of his injuries. Officers were called after a report of a suspicious vehicle; Bond was located inside the vehicle near the area of 13th and Northampton streets and was transported for medical treatment but did not survive. Other reporting tied the investigation to the 600 block of Church Street as investigators worked the surrounding scene and movements that night.

Police treated the death as a homicide. Early public details emphasized the vehicle, the gunshot wound, and the effort to piece together what happened before officers arrived; reporting did not describe an immediate arrest or name an early suspect at the scene. Later reports indicate a man was charged in connection with the Easton homicide, with at least one account saying charges were refiled, and that the same suspect faced a separate homicide charge in New York. Prosecutors also sought bail for a witness connected to the shooting, suggesting witness cooperation and court activity became part of the case.

Bond’s family remembered him as gentle and said he wouldn’t hurt a soul, a refrain that shaped the public story of the killing. If anyone knew Michael Bond or has information about what happened on May 9, 2016, please come forward.