Jeremiah Joseph Tillman was 17 when he was killed in a shooting in Benton Harbor, Michigan, on the evening of October 7, 2023. He had graduated from Benton Harbor High School in June 2023. Friends and family described him as sweet, warm-hearted, and always willing to help others — a young man whose recent graduation suggested the start of many possibilities cut short by violence.

Investigators identified a suspect and charged that person in connection with Tillman’s death; specific details about what led up to the shooting have not been widely publicized. The case moved into the courts after the arrest. If anyone knew Jeremiah, saw what happened that evening, or has information that could help the ongoing proceedings, please come forward to investigators.