McArthur Watt was 16 when he was shot in an alley near the 2300 block of Baker Street in Muskegon Heights, Michigan, on the night of February 13, 2017. Neighbors reported hearing between six and ten gunshots around 10 p.m., then a vehicle speeding away. He was taken to a local hospital in a private vehicle and police were notified about 10:30 p.m.; he died several hours later. His death came days before his 17th birthday.

McArthur had attended Muskegon Heights Public School Academy and played football there, though he was not enrolled at the time of his death. Friends and family said he wanted to leave the area and had told a friend’s mother that afternoon he wanted to join the Army. Those who knew him described him as a good, happy person who didn’t bother anyone.

The Muskegon Heights Police Department, with assistance from three other agencies, searched the alley and opened a homicide investigation. As of the latest update, no suspects or motive have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Is there anyone who knew McArthur or who was in that neighborhood that night who can share information with investigators?