VeDal Belgium Chandler was 27 when he was fatally shot on Friday, March 31, 2017, in the Saginaw area. He died at St. Mary’s of Michigan Medical Center after a shooting that occurred while he was in a car in Buena Vista Township. His death was recorded as the sixth homicide in Saginaw County that year and came amid a noted rise in violent, gang-related crime in the community.

Born in Saginaw on January 21, 1990, Chandler graduated from Saginaw High School in 2009. He was a father to a daughter, Promise, and a son, Ve'Dal Jr., and enjoyed music, writing, basketball, and card games. He was preceded in death by grandparents, a cousin, an uncle, and a nephew, and is survived by his parents Sandra Rowland and Donnie Chandler, grandparents, six sisters, four brothers, and other relatives and friends. A funeral was held April 11, 2017, at Mt. Nebo Baptist Church with burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

There have been no public reports of arrests or identified suspects; the case remains unsolved. If anyone knew VeDal or has information about the shooting, please come forward to help his family and investigators.