On the night of August 19, 2022, 77-year-old Abel Gonzalez was killed by gunfire at his home on the 1100 block of Camp Street in Lansing, Michigan. Several bullets struck the residence shortly before 11:30 p.m.; some shattered windows and entered the bedroom where Gonzalez was resting. Family members including his wife Rosa and daughter-in-law Esperanza Gonzalez were home and found him gravely wounded. Lansing Police and emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene.

The Lansing Police Department opened a homicide investigation. In the year since the shooting no arrests have been made and no suspects have been publicly identified. The family has spoken of their grief and frustration as the investigation remains open. Anyone with information that could help bring answers to the Gonzalez family is asked to contact Lansing authorities.