Courtney Willis, 26, was visiting from Kentucky when he was found shot nine times in the breezeway of a home in the 3200 block of Eighth Street in Muskegon Heights on the evening of February 1, 2017. A family member discovered him around 9 p.m. and investigators recovered shell casings both inside and outside the residence.

Police described the killing as overkill and said the motive may have been personal, possibly tied to a sense of betrayal. Despite those clues, the case has proved difficult to solve: no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and the investigation remains open. His death was one of twelve homicides in Muskegon County that year, eight involving guns.

If anyone has information about Courtney Willis or that night in Muskegon Heights, please come forward to help bring answers to his family.