Christopher Dickerson was 27 when he was reported missing by his mother on February 18, 2019. A tip led investigators to a wooded area in Medina Township, and on February 23 his body was recovered; an investigation determined he had been shot multiple times.

Authorities say detectives traced events back to the early morning of January 22, 2019, when Dickerson went into the woods between Munson and Meyerholtz Highways and Morenci and Wabash Roads with two other men. Investigators allege Austin Keith Richardson, then 24, drew a concealed 9mm handgun and fatally shot Dickerson. David Curtis Taylor, 33 at the time, is alleged to have helped dispose of the weapon and was charged as an accessory after the fact.

The Lenawee County Sheriff’s Office, Adrian City Police, and Michigan State Police handled the investigation and charged Richardson with homicide-open murder along with felonies tied to gang membership and weapons. The case was moving through the Lenawee County courts; the family described their loss as profound.

If anyone has information about Christopher’s movements that night or the people involved, please share what is known.