Khalise Lynn Parks was two years old when she died from a gunshot wound inside a Meyer Avenue SW residence in Wyoming, Michigan on February 9, 2022. Responding officers found an adult male relative at the scene with a gunshot wound that was later determined to be self-inflicted; he was taken to a hospital under police guard.

Investigators concluded the shooting of the child was not accidental and identified the relative, who had been living in the home for a few months, as the suspect. Officials said the suspect had prior violent felony convictions and was on parole at the time, which prohibited him from possessing a firearm. After release from the hospital the suspect, identified as Khalise’s father, was arraigned on a murder charge.

The community and family were left deeply shaken by the killing of the little girl. If anyone has information about Khalise or the circumstances at the Meyer Avenue SW residence, please come forward.