Joseph Enrique Martinez, 30, was shot in the early evening of November 27, 2023, in Lansing, Michigan. The shooting happened shortly after 6 p.m. in the parking lot of the South Lansing library branch in Everett Plaza. After being shot, Martinez managed to reach the library and seek help; emergency responders took him to a hospital where he later died.

Born in Cleveland on November 2, 1993, Martinez worked as a chef at Mitchell’s Fish Market in Lansing and was the father of two young sons, ages five and three at the time. His adoptive mother, who raised him from age seven, described him as a devoted parent with a bright smile. The family was left devastated by the loss.

Law enforcement announced arrests days later. On December 1, 2023, authorities charged 27-year-old Marquan Jackson with homicide, discharging a weapon from a vehicle causing death, and carrying a concealed weapon, and charged 25-year-old Autumn Houser as an accessory after the fact to a felony. Did anyone in the Lansing area know Joseph or see activity around Everett Plaza that night?