Shamika Leshay Parker, 35, was shot and killed on the evening of November 18, 2023, on the 2800 block of Averill Drive in Lansing, Michigan. Police found Parker with a gunshot wound to the head and she was pronounced dead at the scene. She was a mother of three—a 13-year-old, a 2-year-old, and a 4-month-old—and is remembered by family as beautiful and loving.

The Lansing Police Department opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for help, seeking eyewitnesses or anyone who noticed unusual activity near the shooting. No arrests had been announced and authorities have not released details about a suspect or a motive as the investigation continued.

If anyone saw or heard anything on Averill Drive around 6 PM on November 18, 2023, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.