Carl Lamar Atkins III was 9 years old when he was fatally shot in Kalamazoo’s Edison neighborhood on the evening of June 24, 2021. First responders found him with a gunshot wound and he was taken to a local hospital, where he later died; an autopsy confirmed the gunshot as the cause of death.

The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety opened a homicide investigation and appealed to the public for information. Investigators have not publicly identified any suspects, no arrests have been announced, and authorities say a lack of cooperation from key individuals has hampered efforts to solve the case.

The family and community remain without answers. If anyone saw or heard anything in the Edison neighborhood on June 24, 2021, or has information that could help, please come forward to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.