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Ja-mall Thelonious Kitchens was 19 when he was shot and killed on the evening of April 13, 2016, while walking along Laketon Avenue in Muskegon, Michigan. Authorities described the attack as a random robbery attempt that ended in his death and devastated the local community.

Investigators identified three youths connected to the case. Johnnie Lee Brown III, 18 at the time, was identified as the shooter and was convicted of second-degree murder. He was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison. Nicholas Vasquez, also 18, was convicted of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and received a term of 4 years and 9 months to 23 years. A 17-year-old, Nicholas Kissling, was likewise charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery in the incident.

What details about Ja-mall’s last hours or the circumstances on Laketon Avenue might help anyone who remembers that night come forward?