Jo Lee Van Buren, a 30-year-old man from Lansing, Michigan, was shot to death inside his Roosevelt Avenue home during a late-night home invasion on May 4, 2014. A masked intruder confronted Van Buren, a struggle ensued, and Van Buren was shot; he was taken to Sparrow Hospital and pronounced dead. The homicide was the first in Lansing that year.

Investigators concluded the attack was not random and focused on 27-year-old Ahmad Davis of Lansing. Blood found inside the residence and on the pavement outside matched Davis’s DNA profile. Rachel Johnson, who was living with Van Buren, testified that the masked intruder demanded money, Van Buren fought back, she ran outside for help and heard two gunshots, and then found Van Buren bleeding on the floor. Johnson was granted immunity to testify.

A jury convicted Ahmad Davis of first-degree murder, armed robbery, home invasion and two weapons charges; he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Does anyone have additional information about Van Buren’s life or the Roosevelt Avenue neighborhood at the time?