On the evening of June 2, 2024, 17-year-old Kalil Calunga-Rodriguez of Lansing was shot and killed while visiting his girlfriend in Jackson. The Black teenager was outside a home in the 400 block of Griswold Street at about 9:00 p.m. when a vehicle traveling eastbound approached and gunfire struck him in the chest. Emergency responders took him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The Jackson Police Department opened a homicide investigation that identified and led to the arrest of 22-year-old Jayvion Hodge of Jackson. Prosecutors later argued the shooting stemmed from a dispute involving the victim’s girlfriend and presented text messages and post-incident internet searches as part of their case. The defense said both men had exchanged threats and maintained Hodge returned fire in self-defense after the vehicle he was in was struck.

Does anyone have information about Kalil, his movements in Jackson that night, or the people involved?