Kris Grant-Alexander Jr., 18, was shot and killed on a Pontiac, Michigan, sidewalk on the evening of October 9, 2020. Investigators say the encounter occurred during a transaction for less than an ounce of marijuana that had been arranged through Snapchat. Grant-Alexander was found with a gunshot wound to his head and pronounced dead at the scene.

Police identified three people connected to the meeting. The next day 17-year-old Max Keith-John Bastien of Genoa Township was arrested; he had been a passenger in the vehicle that brought the group to the prearranged location. A 19-year-old male driver from Brighton and a 17-year-old female passenger were initially detained for questioning and later released pending further investigation. Detectives recovered the handgun believed to have been used in the shooting.

Witnesses and acquaintances present that night said Grant-Alexander and another person walked away with the marijuana, at which point Bastien exited the vehicle and ordered them to stop or he would shoot. A single gunshot followed. Bastien was charged with second-degree murder, felony firearm, and carrying a concealed weapon. He later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a prison sentence with credit for 730 days already served.