Eliot ’Rico’ Flores was 31 when he was killed after a parking-lot confrontation in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the early hours of Sunday, June 2, 2024. Flores and a friend, 28-year-old Jashaun Morgan, had left the Tin Can bar around 1 a.m. and were approached by brothers Xavier and Ezekiel Ramos near Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and Cherry Street. Surveillance footage reviewed by investigators shows Morgan drew a firearm at Xavier Ramos and an exchange of gunfire followed.

During the shootout Morgan was shot and later died at a hospital; Morgan fired back and hit Ezekiel Ramos in the leg. Flores, who was unarmed, initially took cover behind a concrete light post, then tried to run. Video evidence indicates Xavier Ramos pursued him and shot Flores three times in the back. Flores was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators recovered two handguns and a rifle from the parking lot and concluded the four men knew one another.

If anyone witnessed the confrontation or has information about what happened that night, please share what can help the investigation.