Chana Kay Redden, 36, had recently moved into a second-floor duplex on North Church Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and was optimistic about starting over after a period of homelessness. In the days after the Fourth of July 2023 her mother, who spoke with her daily, could not reach her and requested a welfare check. On July 7, 2023 a neighbor reported a foul odor; when authorities entered the apartment they found Chana’s body in an advanced state of decomposition.

An autopsy determined Chana had been shot in the head. Investigators found bullet casings in the house siding, indicating shots may have been fired from outside the home, and the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety opened a homicide investigation and canvassed the neighborhood. Nearly a year after the killing no arrests or public identifications of suspects had been announced and the agency said it remained focused on finding new leads.

If anyone saw or heard anything around the duplex on North Church Street in early July 2023, or has information about Chana Kay Redden’s death, please come forward to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.