Willie Allen, 58, was shot and killed in Lansing, Michigan on June 25, 2023. His death was counted as the city’s fifth homicide of 2023 amid a wave of fatal shootings that summer, which included victims both younger and older earlier that spring.

Lansing Police Department opened an active investigation into the shooting. Family members and residents voiced frustration and grief over unsolved cases and the broader problem of gun violence in the community.

If anyone has information about the circumstances of Willie Allen’s shooting or remembers anything from the area on June 25, 2023, please contact the Lansing Police Department.