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On New Year’s Eve 2018, U.S. Army Sergeant Tyrone Hassel III, 23, was shot multiple times in the head, neck, and torso in his father’s driveway in Benton Harbor, Michigan. He, his wife Kemia, and their one-year-old son had traveled from Fort Stewart, Georgia, to spend the holidays with family; first responders found Tyrone on the ground shortly after 11 p.m., his wife at his side, and he was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Investigators say the killing was not random. An anonymous tip and interviews at Fort Stewart focused attention on Kemia Hassel and a fellow soldier, Jeremy Cuellar. One soldier told Army investigators that Cuellar admitted the killing and that he and Kemia had an extramarital affair that began in South Korea. Michigan detectives report Kemia failed a polygraph and admitted participating in a months-long plot, coordinating with Cuellar by Snapchat; the stated motive was to collect Hassel’s life insurance and military benefits. License plate reader data reportedly placed Cuellar’s vehicle in Benton Harbor hours before the shooting, and authorities say Cuellar ambushed Tyrone after Kemia notified him that her husband was returning home.

Both Kemia Hassel and Jeremy Cuellar were arrested and charged in connection with the murder. Does anyone have information about Tyrone, his family, or movements in Benton Harbor that night?