Joshua Dewayne Chester, 31, was fatally shot in southern Lansing on October 3, 2017. Lansing Police responded that day and the Lansing State Journal reported the department released his name as the investigation began.

Police described Chester as having sustained life-ending gunshot injuries; investigators worked the case in the days after the shooting but investigators did not publicly release details about what happened, a motive, or any suspect information.

Joshua’s family and the local community remain without publicly shared answers about the circumstances surrounding that October shooting. If anyone knew Joshua, witnessed the incident, or has information that could help, please come forward to the Lansing Police Department.