Amari Hodges, 22, was shot and killed on November 12, 2025, on the southeast side of Grand Rapids. Police found a vehicle that had struck and knocked over a light pole at the intersection of Kalamazoo Avenue and Hall Street; Hodges was inside the car with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Kent County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

The shooting was the second in that neighborhood within two days, heightening residents’ frustration and fear. In the weeks after the killing, detectives identified a suspect. In early December authorities arrested 18-year-old Darrius Jones and charged him with open murder and a felony firearm offense; Jones was jailed and awaiting arraignment.

Does anyone who knew Amari or who was in that neighborhood on November 11–12 have information that could help investigators?