Israel Emmanuel Temple, 24, was shot and killed in the early morning of January 12, 2024, on the 100 block of North Wabash Avenue in Battle Creek, Michigan. Officers found him deceased from apparent gunshot wounds at about 3:45 a.m., and the Battle Creek Police Department opened an investigation with assistance from several other agencies.

A week later, on January 19, 2024, a 23-year-old man from Lansing was arrested in connection with the killing; that man was later identified as Jordan Michael Yahsha. Yahsha was arraigned on January 22, 2024, on charges that included open murder, firearms possession by a felon, and two counts of felony firearm, and was denied bond. Investigative assistance came from Tri-County Metro Narcotics, the Lansing Violent Crimes Initiative Unit, Kalamazoo Township Police Department, and the Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team.

Temple, born November 10, 1999, performed music under the name BU MA YE and enjoyed graphic design and basketball; he is remembered as a loving son, brother, and friend. If anyone has information about the shooting, please share what is known with Battle Creek police.