Taijion Davon Gant was 17 when he was shot and killed at Ferris Park in Lansing, Michigan, on Monday, August 5, 2019. A student at Okemos High School who played basketball, football and ran track, Gant was at the park after a verbal dispute that involved Kazon Horde and the sister of Denzel Gibbons.

Court documents say the confrontation escalated when Gibbons went to Ferris Park to confront Horde. Both Gibbons and Malcolm Williams were armed. A struggle over a pistol between Gibbons and Horde left Horde shot in the stomach; Gant reportedly shot Gibbons in the arm; and Malcolm Williams then fired at Gant, fatally wounding him. Gant died at the scene; Gibbons and Horde were taken to a local hospital.

Malcolm Williams was identified as the person who shot Gant and was taken into custody and placed on house arrest with a tether. Denzel Gibbons was charged with assault with intent to murder and assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with the earlier altercation.

If anyone knew Taijion, his activities at school or what happened at Ferris Park that day, please share information that could help clarify the sequence of events.