Shortly after midnight on December 19, 2022, 37-year-old David Willis II was shot multiple times in the parking lot of a Madison Heights restaurant after an SUV pulled up and a verbal exchange occurred. He was able to get into a vehicle and was taken to a nearby hospital by a family member, where he remained communicative for a time and made phone calls to his daughter and grandmother. Willis died of his injuries on December 20, 2022, more than 24 hours after the shooting.

The Madison Heights Police Department worked the case with the FBI Gang and Violent Crimes Task Force for the next two and a half years, pursuing leads in the investigation. If anyone witnessed the shooting in that restaurant parking lot or has information about the SUV involved, please come forward.