On June 23, 2022, 58-year-old Tony Dwayne Vaughn was shot and killed in the 800 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Street SE in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The killing occurred near a BP gas station and was part of a double homicide that also claimed the life of Freddie James Lusk after what police described as a disagreement that escalated into violence.

Investigators identified Deiontreay Darell Craft and D'angelo Bankhead as the individuals responsible for the shootings. Both men were arrested and later tried; a jury found Deiontreay Craft guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in June 2024, and he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole the following month. D'angelo Bankhead was also convicted in connection with the murders.

Tony Vaughn’s daughter, Toniya Crump, delivered a victim impact statement at sentencing, describing her father as a devoted girl dad and a smiling, caring man whose family continues to grieve. Does anyone have memories of Tony or information about the events that night that could add to the record?