Seventeen-year-old Jack Snyder was killed on a cold February night in Battle Creek, Michigan, after an act of kindness. Snyder, a Battle Creek Central High School senior, was driving home from his girlfriend’s birthday party shortly after midnight on February 17, 2023, when he offered a ride to two younger boys he saw walking in the freezing temperatures. The boys, identified as 14-year-old Justice Chimner and 13-year-old Dewond Estes III, accepted the ride but attempted to carjack Snyder. When he resisted, Chimner shot him twice; Snyder was found dead beside his vehicle at the corner of Battle Creek Avenue and Capital Avenue SW.

Surveillance footage and community tips led police to arrest Chimner and Estes and recover a handgun believed to be the murder weapon. Both teens were charged as adults; Chimner faced felony murder, carjacking and firearms charges, while Estes faced felony murder and carjacking. Estes later pleaded guilty to carjacking with the murder charge dismissed and was sentenced as a juvenile, remaining in DHHS custody until he turns 18. Chimner pleaded guilty to open murder and received a 35 to 60 year prison sentence. A third person, 20-year-old Marcus Parsons, was charged with felony murder for allegedly offering money in exchange for a stolen car.

Does anyone have information about Jack’s last movements that could shed more light on what happened that night?