On April 2, 2021, 43-year-old Damone Hammock was shot and killed during a dispute at a home on Cedar Run Court in Walker, a suburb just outside Grand Rapids, Michigan. Police say a fight escalated in the evening after earlier arguments between Hammock and his wife about their finances. A physical altercation later involved Hammock and his stepdaughter’s boyfriend, and several other young people reportedly became involved.

Officers responding to reports of a fight and gunshots around 5 p.m. found Hammock deceased in the residence’s backyard. Sixteen-year-old Marshall Rylee Mansfield was arrested at the scene and charged as an adult with open murder and felony firearm; he initially pleaded not guilty. Several people were detained for questioning after the shooting.

The case centers on how a domestic dispute turned deadly in a suburban neighborhood. If anyone witnessed the events on Cedar Run Court that evening or has information about what led up to the shooting, please come forward.