DaMonte Neal was 21 when he was killed on January 6, 2020, in Muskegon. That afternoon Neal, a new father and a 2017 Muskegon High School graduate who played football, collapsed just inside the porch of a home on Orchard Avenue after being shot in the back. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene. Investigators recovered multiple shell casings at the location, indicating several shots had been fired.

Police developed a suspect quickly after finding a cell phone near the scene believed to belong to the shooter and a 9mm handgun in the garage of a nearby house. An identification card bearing the name Antwan Crawford was recovered at the residence where the gun was found, and witness statements tied Crawford, a 21-year-old acquaintance of Neal’s, to the case. Crawford was arrested and charged with open murder; legal disputes arose over the admissibility of an alleged confession. In September 2021 Crawford pleaded guilty to manslaughter and felony firearms, with sentencing to follow.

If anyone knew DaMonte, his movements that afternoon, or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.