Devon Jackson, 35, known in Kalamazoo’s music scene as Viggie Versace, was shot and killed in the early hours of April 25, 2022. Officers from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety found Jackson with a gunshot wound at an apartment complex on Phelps Avenue around 1:30 a.m.; he was not breathing and later died at a Kalamazoo hospital. The shooting was recorded as Kalamazoo’s first homicide of 2022.

A lifelong resident of the city’s east side, Jackson was described by friends as a family man and a motivated rapper who cared about his community and helping others succeed. Authorities opened an investigation but did not release information about a suspect or a motive at the time; the case remains under active investigation.

Anyone who has information about the shooting is asked to contact the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety or the Silent Observer program.