Roy Anthony Leonard, 37, was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound inside a vehicle that had crashed into a tree near Mason Street and 7th Avenue in Flint, Michigan, on the evening of Saturday, February 8, 2025. Officers arrived about 7:33 p.m. and Leonard was pronounced dead at the scene. The Flint Police Department is treating the case as a homicide; no arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified.

Leonard was African American and leaves a young child. His family has suffered multiple previous losses to gun violence, including the 2020 fatal shooting of his brother, 29-year-old Ricko Fordham, and other relatives killed in 2018. Funeral services for Leonard were held on Monday, February 17, 2025, at Serenity Funeral Chapel, and he was buried at Gracelawn Cemetery in Flint.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Donny Scott or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers.