Curshawn Lamont Terrell, 40, known professionally as Kaz or LaKaz Drumatik, was killed on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2022, at his recording studio, 51 Sessions, in the basement of a building on East Michigan Avenue in Lansing. Terrell was described as a respected music producer, father, son, brother, and mentor in the local scene.

Without apparent provocation, the man produced a 9mm handgun and shot Terrell and the studio’s recording engineer, Shaquille Brown, at close range. Terrell was found dead in the doorway to the parking lot. Brown was critically injured and hospitalized.

Reports say the assailant left and then returned shortly afterward, firing additional shots into the building and at parked cars. A few days later the suspect was apprehended in the Saginaw area following a traffic accident and charged in connection with the shootings.

Did anyone in Lansing know Terrell professionally or have information about the events that night?