On the morning of July 11, 2017, 63-year-old Albert Ballard was killed during a home invasion in Flint, Michigan. Five young men forced their way into the house; two confronted Ballard while others went upstairs and assaulted his wife. Ballard, a retired General Motors employee, managed to shoot one of the intruders while trying to protect himself and his wife, but was fatally shot during a struggle upstairs.

Two suspects, including the man Ballard had wounded, were taken into custody a short distance from the scene after a car crash; authorities later arrested four men, aged 17 to 20, in connection with the killing and charged them with murder and home invasion. Ballard’s daughter, April Bigelow, described her father as someone who fought for what was right and said he was out-numbered and out-matched in his final moments.

If anyone has information about the attack or knew Albert and his family, please share what you can.