Dontya Shamar Johnson, a 41-year-old Black man from Muskegon, Michigan, was shot and killed in Lansing on the morning of May 3, 2020. Officers were dispatched to an apartment complex on the 2300 block of East Jolly Road at about 11:36 a.m.; Johnson was found deceased from an apparent gunshot wound.

Police investigators arrested 25-year-old Damien Levar Williamson Jr. in connection with the killing. The Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office charged him with one count of open murder and one count of felony firearm; he was denied bond and scheduled for a probable cause hearing on May 15, 2020, with a preliminary examination set for May 21. Authorities said they did not believe the shooting was random and stated there was no further danger to the public.

The investigation remained open as of May 2020. Anyone with information was asked to contact Detective Sergeant Shawn McNamara at 517-483-6840, the Lansing Police Department at 517-483-4600, or Crime Stoppers at 517-483-7867, or to submit a tip via the department’s Facebook page or the MobilePD app.

Did anyone see or hear anything at the East Jolly Road apartments that morning?