Sixteen-year-old Cahari Maurice Walton, known to family as Sea World, was found shot to death on a street in East Grand Rapids on the morning of Wednesday, January 25, 2023. A student at Ottawa Hills High School who played football and was days away from his 17th birthday, Cahari’s family describe him as a gentle giant with a big heart.

He spoke to his mother the night he died, saying he was on his way home; when he never arrived, a news report about a teenager found near a local hospital confirmed her worst fears. Investigators have been examining a report of shots fired elsewhere in Grand Rapids that same night to see if there is a connection. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced, and the case remains an open investigation.

If anyone knew Cahari, was in that area on January 25, 2023, or has information that could help investigators, please come forward.