On New Year’s Day 2018, 10-year-old Jacques Ja’mon Allen was inside his grandmother’s home on Granville Avenue in Flint, Michigan when the house was sprayed with bullets in what is believed to have been a drive-by shooting. Jacques was struck while he and his grandmother were in the kitchen about 10 p.m. He was taken to Hurley Medical Center and died of his injuries on January 2, 2018.

Jacques was remembered by family and the community as a loving, kind-hearted boy who enjoyed dancing, playing games, and spending time with friends. He attended Brownell-Holmes STEM Academy and took part in local mentoring programs. His grandmother had been his caregiver after his father was killed in 2012 and his mother died of kidney disease in 2014.

The investigation has remained open and unsolved. No arrests have been announced, and authorities and the community have continued to seek tips; a cash reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest. If anyone has information about that night on Granville Avenue or the people involved, please come forward.