Jonaries Holden was six years old when he was shot in Flint, Michigan, on the night of November 1, 2010. He was sleeping in the backseat of his father’s car when a single bullet struck him. His twin brother and another young child were also in the vehicle and were not injured. Jonaries was taken to Hurley Medical Center and died there the next day, a death that was recorded as the city’s 55th homicide that year.

Investigators linked the shooting to a dispute over a $60 debt owed by Jonaries’s father, Johnny Holden, to a man identified as DaVontrae J. Benton. Benton fired into the vehicle and surrendered to authorities a few days later. He was charged with second-degree murder, four counts of assault with intent to murder, and felony firearm; the case went to a jury trial and Benton was found guilty. Benton received a prison term of 31 years and 3 months to 50 years; at sentencing he expressed remorse for the argument that led to the child’s death.

If anyone has information about Jonaries, his family, or the events leading up to the shooting, please come forward.