On December 27, 2020, 28-year-old Marquis Deon Townsend was shot and killed in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Calls to police came in around 6:30 p.m. after shots in the area of Franklin Avenue and Dolbee Street SE; officers found Townsend with a gunshot wound in front of a house on Thomas Street SE. He died at the scene and the Kent County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

Investigators circulated a description of a possible suspect seen fleeing on foot: a Black male wearing a black hat, black mask, gray sweatshirt and black pants. No arrests were reported in the initial accounts. A reward was offered for information that could lead to the identification and arrest of those responsible.

If anyone has information about Townsend, his movements that evening, or the person described fleeing the scene, please share what is known with authorities.