David Scott Reed, 35, was killed on January 1, 2023, at a New Year’s party in Lawrence Township, Michigan. Initial reports described the event as an accident, but investigators later determined Reed’s death resulted from gunfire; he was struck multiple times in the back and pronounced dead at a local hospital. Another partygoer, 40-year-old Jason McCreary of Sutter Creek, California, was shot in the head and died at the scene.

The gathering took place at a rental property. The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office investigated and arrested a 62-year-old man, who was charged with felony counts alleging the reckless discharge of a firearm and was later charged with murder in connection with the two deaths. Reed was a welder, metal fabricator and artist, born in Kalamazoo on August 22, 1987; he was a father to six children and remembered by family and friends for his huge heart and willingness to help others.

Did anyone attend that event or have information about what happened that night?