Phillip Charles Napier, a 25-year-old Black man and Navy veteran, was shot while seated in his vehicle near Ogden and Division in Benton Harbor, Michigan, on the evening of January 24, 2021. He was struck in the lower abdomen, taken to Lakeland Hospital after officers tried to control the bleeding, and died the next day. Investigators determined he was not the intended target and was likely hit by gunfire from a passing vehicle during a gathering in the area.

The case was further complicated when an autopsy was not performed initially; his body was later exhumed for further examination. No arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced, and the Berrien County Prosecutor’s Office has not released additional details. Napier had served on the USS Boxer and planned to open a barbershop in his hometown.

Did anyone in the Benton Harbor area see or hear anything the night of January 24, 2021, that could help this investigation?