A summer memorial gathering in Battle Creek turned deadly in the early hours of June 16, 2020. Twenty-three-year-old Diamond King was among a crowd of roughly 200 to 300 people at an outdoor party on West Rittenhouse Avenue when shots rang out. King and 30-year-old Leon Jackson were both struck and later died at a local hospital.

Investigators concluded that at least two gunmen fired into the crowd. Authorities believe Jackson may have been the intended target and that King was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire. Arrests were later made: Chad Jones, Tahar Boyd, and Dominique Clark were charged with two counts of open murder and weapons offenses. Chad Jones was sentenced in May 2024 to 50 to 80 years in prison for each murder, to be served concurrently. The motive for the attack remains unclear and the legal outcomes for Boyd and Clark have not been widely publicized.

If anyone was at the June 16 gathering or has information about who fired into the crowd, please share what was seen or heard.