Fourteen-year-old Jaquez Moye-Young was described as an honors student, athlete and budding entrepreneur who enjoyed spending time with friends and was looking forward to high school. On the afternoon of May 4, 2024, Jaquez was found in the 1400 block of West Oakland Avenue in Lansing with a gunshot wound. Emergency responders took him to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Lansing police said they did not believe the shooting was random. The killing was the city’s fifth homicide that year and drew public concern about youth gun violence. A 16-year-old Lansing resident was arrested; the Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office charged him as an adult with open murder and other felonies, and he is being held without bond pending further hearings.

If anyone knew Jaquez, saw activity in the area that afternoon, or has information relevant to the investigation, please share what is known with Lansing authorities.