Arianna Christina Delacruz, a 17-year-old junior at Lansing Eastern High School, was killed in the early morning of December 10, 2021, in Lansing, Michigan. Known for her artistic talents and plans to become a hairstylist, Arianna was riding in an SUV near South Cedar Street and East Miller Road around 4:15 a.m. when multiple shots were fired into the vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Three other occupants — an 18-year-old female, a 16-year-old male, and an infant — were shot but survived after hospitalization.

Investigators arrested 17-year-old Lemmie Edward Jones of Lansing. He was arraigned in 54-A District Court on charges including one count of open murder for Arianna’s death, four counts of assault with intent to murder for the wounded passengers, and two weapons-related charges, one alleging discharge of a weapon from a vehicle causing death. A judge found sufficient evidence at a preliminary hearing to bind Jones over for trial. The community continues to follow the case as it moves through the court system.

If anyone knew Arianna, the vehicle’s route that morning, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.