Rico Rashawn Hayes, a 32-year-old Black man, was shot and killed while sitting in his car in Muskegon Heights, Michigan. On May 24, 2021, at about 10:47 p.m., police responding to a report of a shooting found Hayes in the driver’s seat of a dark-colored Dodge with a single gunshot wound to the head. He was taken to Mercy ER and pronounced dead there.

The Muskegon Heights Police Department opened a homicide investigation and processed the scene on Riordan Street. Detectives have been seeking information from the public, but no arrests have been announced and the case remains open. Few other details have been released about a suspect or motive.

If anyone has information about Rico’s death or saw activity in the 2600 block of Riordan Street that night, please contact the Muskegon Heights Police Department.