1 00:01:41,767 --> 00:01:44,000 On March 1st at about 5:25 PM. 2 00:01:44,166 --> 00:01:46,900 we received multiple 911 calls from the Mill Pond Park area. 3 00:01:47,867 --> 00:01:50,366 Reports were saying that people were fleeing from the vehicle, 4 00:01:50,367 --> 00:01:51,566 possibly a shooting. 5 00:01:51,567 --> 00:01:52,800 We had no idea the number of victims 6 00:01:52,967 --> 00:01:54,132 that might have been at the scene. 7 00:01:54,133 --> 00:01:56,066 We also had no idea where the shooter was at that time. 8 00:02:00,567 --> 00:02:02,700 When I arrived on scene, I activated my body camera. 9 00:02:10,767 --> 00:02:12,867 My initial thoughts were that to find the car to start with, 10 00:02:13,033 --> 00:02:14,300 and then work our way to people from there. 11 00:02:26,567 --> 00:02:28,099 First thing I saw was a white sedan 12 00:02:28,100 --> 00:02:29,900 that was crashed in the front of the residence. 13 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,467 And within that vehicle, I witnessed a subject that was 14 00:02:36,633 --> 00:02:38,000 slumped over and possibly shot in the head. 15 00:02:44,867 --> 00:02:48,165 He was breathing, but it wasn't direct breathing, 16 00:02:48,166 --> 00:02:49,266 so the breath wasn't great. 17 00:02:55,900 --> 00:02:58,500 We try to ask people "Who shot you? Who hurt you?" 18 00:02:58,667 --> 00:03:00,467 'Cause initially, if they are going to pass away, 19 00:03:00,633 --> 00:03:02,200 they give us what's called a dying declaration. 20 00:03:06,100 --> 00:03:07,200 That would be the only chance they had 21 00:03:07,367 --> 00:03:08,367 to tell us what happened. 22 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:19,300 At that point in time, we couldn't get 23 00:03:19,467 --> 00:03:20,400 any information from the victim. 24 00:03:20,567 --> 00:03:21,700 He couldn't tell us what happened, 25 00:03:21,867 --> 00:03:22,933 who had done it to him. 26 00:03:22,934 --> 00:03:24,367 We had no idea what happened at that point in time 27 00:03:24,533 --> 00:03:25,800 to help us solve the mystery of what occurred 28 00:03:25,967 --> 00:03:26,967 before we arrived. 29 00:03:40,166 --> 00:03:42,200 They got the victim into the hospital 30 00:03:42,367 --> 00:03:44,400 in critical condition with gunshot wounds to the head. 31 00:03:46,700 --> 00:03:48,900 We put tape around the area and we secured everything 32 00:03:49,066 --> 00:03:50,133 for all the evidence. 33 00:03:52,100 --> 00:03:54,100 I've been a police officer for almost 17 years. 34 00:03:54,266 --> 00:03:57,166 My job is not to get emotional about what I see in front of me 35 00:03:57,333 --> 00:03:59,633 at that point in time. That's for later. 36 00:04:02,166 --> 00:04:04,266 our job is to be there now, calm, cool, and collected, 37 00:04:04,433 --> 00:04:06,834 save as many people as we can, and figure out what happened. 38 00:04:09,300 --> 00:04:11,066 Once we have the crime scene completely secured, 39 00:04:11,233 --> 00:04:12,767 we return our attention back to the white sedan. 40 00:04:14,867 --> 00:04:16,700 Collected evidence from the inside of the vehicle, 41 00:04:19,667 --> 00:04:21,666 including shell casings, as well as DNA evidence. 42 00:04:21,667 --> 00:04:23,200 Looks like a 380. 43 00:04:23,367 --> 00:04:25,666 I got one unspent and one spent. 44 00:04:28,133 --> 00:04:29,700 There were spent rounds 45 00:04:30,767 --> 00:04:33,100 found inside the vehicle. 46 00:04:33,266 --> 00:04:35,800 so there was a possibility that the shooting 47 00:04:35,967 --> 00:04:38,266 actually occurred inside the vehicle. 48 00:04:39,500 --> 00:04:42,999 But no weapon was recovered at that time. 49 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:44,700 It did seem that the people within the car 50 00:04:44,867 --> 00:04:46,200 were specifically targeted. 51 00:04:48,667 --> 00:04:51,099 But why were they targeted? 52 00:04:51,100 --> 00:04:52,766 What is the motivating factor in this? 53 00:04:52,767 --> 00:04:54,133 What was the gain? 54 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,266 Next, we turn our attention to one of the 911 callers, 55 00:04:58,433 --> 00:05:00,467 the homeowner of the residence where the vehicle had wrecked. 56 00:05:04,700 --> 00:05:06,600 Based on that one call, we knew that we had 57 00:05:06,767 --> 00:05:08,266 another victim or possibly an accused 58 00:05:08,433 --> 00:05:09,400 somewhere in the trailer park. 59 00:05:17,266 --> 00:05:20,666 That 911 caller tried to provide the best description 60 00:05:20,667 --> 00:05:22,566 she could at that time. 61 00:05:22,567 --> 00:05:26,600 The witness said that she did observe that subject running 62 00:05:26,767 --> 00:05:28,467 from the vehicle in a brown jacket. 63 00:05:45,100 --> 00:05:48,700 That 911 caller wasn't able to determine whether or not 64 00:05:48,867 --> 00:05:51,500 that person was the victim or the shooter. 65 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:54,767 We needed to locate him as soon as possible. 66 00:05:58,166 --> 00:05:59,800 Here everything. 67 00:05:59,967 --> 00:06:02,466 She got in the car and she took off that turn. 68 00:06:02,467 --> 00:06:04,300 After we speak to the 911 callers, we do begin 69 00:06:04,467 --> 00:06:07,300 to canvass the area where an incident occurred. 70 00:06:07,467 --> 00:06:09,165 And that's when a witness had stepped forward and told us 71 00:06:09,166 --> 00:06:12,066 that a gentleman had ran towards a mobile home, 72 00:06:12,233 --> 00:06:13,266 possibly covered in blood. 73 00:06:24,900 --> 00:06:26,367 One-nine, just get down here, please. 74 00:06:26,533 --> 00:06:27,700 Ten-four. 75 00:06:27,867 --> 00:06:29,967 We responded to that mobile home, 76 00:06:30,133 --> 00:06:32,200 tried to find either more victims or the possible shooter. 77 00:06:49,166 --> 00:06:53,766 we have to always approach any situation with safety, 78 00:06:53,767 --> 00:06:55,866 because at that time, we're not gonna know 79 00:06:55,867 --> 00:06:57,800 if that's a bad guy or a good guy. 80 00:07:04,300 --> 00:07:06,467 We got into the mobile home, 81 00:07:06,633 --> 00:07:09,999 and there was an unknown male on the floor holding a towel 82 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:11,166 to the back of his head. 83 00:07:12,667 --> 00:07:14,000 He was not armed. 84 00:07:14,166 --> 00:07:16,300 So I began holding pressure to his head. 85 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:26,467 The subject was able to tell me his name, Davon Hudson. 86 00:07:26,633 --> 00:07:28,600 Davon had told us that he was driving the vehicle. 87 00:07:42,467 --> 00:07:43,600 He gave us the name of the victim 88 00:07:43,767 --> 00:07:44,967 they took to the hospital, 89 00:07:45,133 --> 00:07:46,266 Delayno Hudson, Jr. 90 00:07:52,233 --> 00:07:53,767 He was a beautiful soul. 91 00:07:54,767 --> 00:07:56,266 Growing up, he was 92 00:07:57,500 --> 00:08:00,300 so happy, full of joy, full of energy. 93 00:08:02,066 --> 00:08:04,066 Always wanting to move and go somewhere, 94 00:08:04,233 --> 00:08:06,667 wanted to go see somebody or some family. 95 00:08:08,266 --> 00:08:11,967 My uncle and my aunt made sure they did everything they could 96 00:08:12,133 --> 00:08:13,500 to give him the best childhood. 97 00:08:18,767 --> 00:08:21,200 I got word that he was shot in the head. 98 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:25,500 I received a phone call from my sister. 99 00:08:25,667 --> 00:08:29,165 She's just yelling and screaming, and I can't 100 00:08:29,166 --> 00:08:30,766 really understand what she's saying. 101 00:08:30,767 --> 00:08:32,367 And she's like, 102 00:08:32,533 --> 00:08:33,567 they shot him. 103 00:08:34,667 --> 00:08:36,000 Delayno, they shot him. 104 00:08:37,100 --> 00:08:40,100 I said, "Well, can-- is he OK? Is he gonna live?" 105 00:08:41,300 --> 00:08:43,400 And she's like, "I don't know." And she's just 106 00:08:43,567 --> 00:08:45,000 bawling and crying. 107 00:08:46,567 --> 00:08:48,066 So... 108 00:08:48,233 --> 00:08:49,700 I-- I prayed. 109 00:08:50,767 --> 00:08:52,867 And I prayed, and I prayed, and I prayed. 110 00:08:53,033 --> 00:08:54,300 And I asked God just to 111 00:08:55,767 --> 00:08:57,266 please spare his life. 112 00:09:12,467 --> 00:09:14,266 When Davon had told me that there were four people 113 00:09:14,433 --> 00:09:15,900 inside the vehicle, 114 00:09:16,066 --> 00:09:17,200 at that point in time, I realized this wasn't 115 00:09:17,367 --> 00:09:18,667 just a random shooting. 116 00:09:18,834 --> 00:09:20,266 This was a targeted situation. 117 00:09:21,567 --> 00:09:22,967 When I put Davon into the ambulance, 118 00:09:24,867 --> 00:09:26,200 my first question that ran through my mind 119 00:09:26,367 --> 00:09:28,667 when I thought everything was close range and was personal 120 00:09:28,834 --> 00:09:31,165 was who was inside the vehicle with them? 121 00:09:31,166 --> 00:09:34,066 and who did they either make angry or have with them 122 00:09:34,233 --> 00:09:35,767 in the vehicle by the time this incident occurred. 123 00:09:38,100 --> 00:09:39,800 We had to move fast if we're gonna get ahead of it. 124 00:09:40,767 --> 00:09:42,900 We began to spread out and fan out throughout the area. 125 00:09:43,066 --> 00:09:44,900 We were attempting to find more evidence, 126 00:09:45,066 --> 00:09:46,700 or possibly more victims, 127 00:09:47,767 --> 00:09:49,600 and we still had no idea who the shooter was 128 00:09:49,767 --> 00:09:51,500 or where he could possibly be at. 129 00:09:53,967 --> 00:09:55,466 A few blocks away from the mobile home park, 130 00:09:55,467 --> 00:09:58,367 we located a gentleman that was wearing a brown Carhartt jacket 131 00:09:58,533 --> 00:10:00,300 that was slumped over, appeared to be staggering 132 00:10:00,467 --> 00:10:01,533 while he was walking. 133 00:10:02,900 --> 00:10:04,767 So we had to think about if this guy was the person 134 00:10:04,934 --> 00:10:06,099 that pulled the trigger or was he also 135 00:10:06,100 --> 00:10:07,333 running away for his life? 136 00:10:08,266 --> 00:10:10,265 It's always a mystery to figure out what the motive 137 00:10:10,266 --> 00:10:11,566 of a crime is. 138 00:10:11,567 --> 00:10:16,767 So not having any idea what could have transpired 139 00:10:16,934 --> 00:10:18,000 between these people... 140 00:10:19,266 --> 00:10:21,667 This was a challenge we needed to accomplish. 141 00:10:28,500 --> 00:10:30,567 2 142 00:10:30,734 --> 00:10:32,266 At this point, we had two victims at the hospital, 143 00:10:33,367 --> 00:10:36,166 Davon and Delayno Hudson, Jr., 144 00:10:37,367 --> 00:10:39,600 both in critical condition with gunshot wounds to the head. 145 00:10:42,667 --> 00:10:43,767 Then we had a third man, 146 00:10:44,867 --> 00:10:46,133 somebody on the road. 147 00:10:48,300 --> 00:10:51,000 Possible victim or possible suspect, we weren't sure yet. 148 00:10:56,367 --> 00:10:58,800 The gentleman identified himself as Jim. 149 00:11:00,767 --> 00:11:02,466 He was very bloody, 150 00:11:02,467 --> 00:11:05,700 but at this point in time, we were on high alert 151 00:11:05,867 --> 00:11:08,200 'cause there's a potential of an active shooter 152 00:11:08,367 --> 00:11:09,600 around the surrounding areas. 153 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:21,500 In moments like this, we have three different people 154 00:11:21,667 --> 00:11:24,100 in three different places that all need police. 155 00:11:26,567 --> 00:11:30,300 Our training is to never make the scene too small 156 00:11:30,467 --> 00:11:31,667 to see the bigger picture. 157 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:41,934 Jim was not armed. 158 00:11:43,100 --> 00:11:45,000 Jim had told us that to him, everything was a blur. 159 00:11:46,266 --> 00:11:47,467 He had no idea what had happened. 160 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:57,266 Situations like this makes it very difficult for detectives 161 00:11:57,433 --> 00:12:00,767 to figure out what took place when they're working 162 00:12:00,934 --> 00:12:03,265 with only a fraction of the information 163 00:12:03,266 --> 00:12:06,866 of what had taken place, and why are four people's lives 164 00:12:06,867 --> 00:12:08,000 forever changed? 165 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,100 What was big enough to make this happen? 166 00:12:13,467 --> 00:12:15,600 And still no answer to that question. 167 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,367 And after transporting Jim to the hospital, 168 00:12:20,533 --> 00:12:21,600 we called in the K-9 unit. 169 00:12:23,767 --> 00:12:25,567 We were still looking for the fourth person 170 00:12:26,667 --> 00:12:29,633 and possibly the shooter from the car at this time. 171 00:12:32,100 --> 00:12:34,867 A canine's nose is much different than a human's nose 172 00:12:35,033 --> 00:12:36,500 and much more sensitive. 173 00:12:37,767 --> 00:12:41,265 They are able to smell things and alert their handlers 174 00:12:41,266 --> 00:12:44,767 of what particular trail they're taking 175 00:12:44,934 --> 00:12:49,666 based on how they've been trained. 176 00:12:49,667 --> 00:12:54,066 The K-9 team was able to find a location starting point 177 00:12:54,233 --> 00:12:56,767 and track from that starting point to see if they could 178 00:12:56,934 --> 00:12:58,266 pick up a trail. 179 00:12:59,667 --> 00:13:00,733 He came down the road. 180 00:13:00,734 --> 00:13:04,266 At one point, they track to a trailer that was 181 00:13:04,433 --> 00:13:06,166 either occupied or unoccupied. 182 00:13:08,100 --> 00:13:10,400 When they did that, I was stuck on a perimeter point 183 00:13:10,567 --> 00:13:12,366 around the trailer 184 00:13:12,367 --> 00:13:14,467 to make sure that no one fled from that trailer 185 00:13:14,633 --> 00:13:16,300 while officers went in to search it. 186 00:13:21,567 --> 00:13:24,300 During those situations, we have to be very vigilant 187 00:13:24,467 --> 00:13:25,767 and aware of our surroundings. 188 00:13:27,066 --> 00:13:30,400 The K-9 team tracked to this location and trailer, 189 00:13:30,567 --> 00:13:32,800 but that accused could be anywhere 190 00:13:32,967 --> 00:13:34,000 in the surrounding areas. 191 00:13:35,367 --> 00:13:37,165 We always had to keep our head on a swivel 192 00:13:37,166 --> 00:13:38,767 and just stay very focused. 193 00:13:41,266 --> 00:13:42,567 That just added to the mystery. 194 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:52,100 We take every step to preserve the life of our officers, 195 00:13:52,266 --> 00:13:55,999 and those dogs are trained to go into situations 196 00:13:56,000 --> 00:14:00,666 in order to grab onto that particular suspect or victims 197 00:14:00,667 --> 00:14:03,999 and give the officers an opportunity to go in there 198 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,367 after the dog has engaged with that person. 199 00:14:12,867 --> 00:14:14,567 It was empty 200 00:14:14,734 --> 00:14:16,165 and it became extremely frustrating for us 201 00:14:16,166 --> 00:14:18,266 to deal with, 'cause now we're starting to lose the daylight, 202 00:14:18,433 --> 00:14:19,867 which makes everything much more difficult. 203 00:14:22,100 --> 00:14:23,666 While we were searching, someone came forward 204 00:14:23,667 --> 00:14:26,266 and said that the shooter possibly ran down the street. 205 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:08,099 We had the K-9 unit circle back 206 00:15:08,100 --> 00:15:10,100 to start up on a second track in a different direction. 207 00:15:23,500 --> 00:15:25,467 At some point, the K-9 locked into a scent 208 00:15:25,633 --> 00:15:28,666 that led us straight to a man walking down the street. 209 00:15:28,667 --> 00:15:30,800 It was hard to decide if this person wasn't the shooter 210 00:15:30,967 --> 00:15:31,967 or if they were a victim. 211 00:15:39,900 --> 00:15:41,866 We had to make a decision if this was the fourth person, 212 00:15:41,867 --> 00:15:43,500 the person we were looking for. 213 00:15:43,667 --> 00:15:45,265 Was it a victim? Was it a shooter? 214 00:15:45,266 --> 00:15:46,867 We had to deal with all that information at once. 215 00:16:18,166 --> 00:16:20,600 It's in situations like this where you have multiple victims 216 00:16:20,767 --> 00:16:22,667 and a possible shooter we're still trying to locate, 217 00:16:22,834 --> 00:16:24,400 it puts immense pressure on the police department 218 00:16:24,567 --> 00:16:25,767 to take that person into custody. 219 00:16:40,166 --> 00:16:42,366 The man was not upset. He was not irate. 220 00:16:42,367 --> 00:16:44,400 He had no blood on him at all. 221 00:16:44,567 --> 00:16:46,366 Once we started to talk to the subject, 222 00:16:46,367 --> 00:16:47,766 he did tell us he was out for a walk, 223 00:16:47,767 --> 00:16:49,066 just came from his mother's house. 224 00:17:11,767 --> 00:17:16,000 He was just a likable guy who was really a victim 225 00:17:16,166 --> 00:17:18,000 of circumstance. 226 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:28,066 When we release someone from custody that we think 227 00:17:28,233 --> 00:17:30,666 may be an accused, we rule them out as a suspect. 228 00:17:30,667 --> 00:17:32,867 We do apologize, and we also give them a business card 229 00:17:33,033 --> 00:17:34,166 with our information on it, 230 00:17:34,333 --> 00:17:35,900 as well as our supervisor's information. 231 00:17:38,367 --> 00:17:39,366 But we couldn't slow down at all. 232 00:17:39,367 --> 00:17:40,667 We had to move forward with the investigation 233 00:17:40,834 --> 00:17:42,667 and try to locate the suspect and the victim. 234 00:17:45,867 --> 00:17:48,467 As it became darker outside, it became more difficult for us 235 00:17:48,633 --> 00:17:50,000 to locate anything. 236 00:18:20,166 --> 00:18:22,366 We searched almost the entire mobile home park, 237 00:18:22,367 --> 00:18:24,366 as well as every outbuilding that we could find, 238 00:18:24,367 --> 00:18:25,567 just to clear the scene. 239 00:18:33,066 --> 00:18:34,566 The amount of frustration we're feeling at that time, 240 00:18:34,567 --> 00:18:36,300 now that we kept getting different leads, 241 00:18:36,467 --> 00:18:39,100 and it kept ending up being not what we were looking for. 242 00:18:41,567 --> 00:18:43,367 Then we received a call that changed everything. 243 00:18:44,467 --> 00:18:47,800 The doctors advised us that one of our victims was 244 00:18:47,967 --> 00:18:50,667 on life support and was not gonna make it. 245 00:18:52,100 --> 00:18:54,567 Now, this became a homicide investigation. 246 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:59,266 And this mystery had taken a much darker turn. 247 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:08,533 2 248 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:12,500 By now, we had a few pieces of the puzzle 249 00:19:12,667 --> 00:19:13,800 getting put together. 250 00:19:14,767 --> 00:19:18,200 We knew that we had three people in the hospital, 251 00:19:18,367 --> 00:19:19,500 two in critical condition. 252 00:19:20,500 --> 00:19:23,666 So our ultimate goal now is to find that fourth person 253 00:19:23,667 --> 00:19:24,967 and to capture the shooter. 254 00:19:26,266 --> 00:19:27,766 Then came the name of the victim 255 00:19:27,767 --> 00:19:29,466 who did not survive, 256 00:19:29,467 --> 00:19:30,900 Delayno Hudson, Jr. 257 00:19:34,900 --> 00:19:36,165 I learned that Delayno passed 258 00:19:36,166 --> 00:19:37,266 through a phone call. 259 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:43,800 My mom reached out and let me know 260 00:19:43,967 --> 00:19:45,166 that he didn't make it. 261 00:19:50,266 --> 00:19:53,867 I know at the end of the day, God gives and He takes, 262 00:19:54,033 --> 00:19:55,166 and it's just like, 263 00:19:56,066 --> 00:19:57,166 why take that one? 264 00:20:01,667 --> 00:20:04,100 Delayno was a brother to me. 265 00:20:06,567 --> 00:20:09,800 I grew up with him just like I did my sisters. 266 00:20:12,266 --> 00:20:15,867 We were in the same household nine times out of ten. 267 00:20:18,300 --> 00:20:21,300 He always liked to laugh, and joke and play. 268 00:20:23,767 --> 00:20:26,000 Losing him to this day 269 00:20:26,900 --> 00:20:29,066 still rocks me to the core. 270 00:20:36,467 --> 00:20:38,265 A little while later, we learned from the hospital 271 00:20:38,266 --> 00:20:40,066 that Jim was going to survive 272 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:43,866 and that Davon, who was the driver 273 00:20:43,867 --> 00:20:45,999 and had been shot in the head, was now awake 274 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:47,999 and was going to survive 275 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:49,266 and he was able to talk to us. 276 00:20:53,567 --> 00:20:55,567 We immediately spoke with Davon 277 00:20:55,734 --> 00:20:59,000 about who else he was with that day. 278 00:21:20,300 --> 00:21:22,165 When I started talking to Davon, it became clear 279 00:21:22,166 --> 00:21:24,800 that he was hesitant to provide information that had occurred. 280 00:21:26,066 --> 00:21:28,000 Whether through fear or through personal knowledge 281 00:21:28,166 --> 00:21:30,800 of the fourth victim or the shooter, I wasn't sure. 282 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:34,800 But at this point in time, he wasn't being forthcoming 283 00:21:34,967 --> 00:21:36,266 with information as I had hoped. 284 00:21:40,767 --> 00:21:42,900 I think that the trauma of being shot, 285 00:21:43,066 --> 00:21:44,400 but also shot in the head, 286 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:49,667 and then watching a person that you call your brother 287 00:21:49,834 --> 00:21:51,100 be shot next to you, 288 00:21:52,367 --> 00:21:54,567 knowing that that person is dead, 289 00:21:56,967 --> 00:21:59,667 That bears a lot on a person 290 00:21:59,834 --> 00:22:03,367 in order to sort out what to say next. 291 00:22:04,567 --> 00:22:06,467 So, after some initial hesitation, 292 00:22:06,633 --> 00:22:08,400 Davon did provide us with the name 293 00:22:08,567 --> 00:22:09,767 of the fourth person in the vehicle, 294 00:22:09,934 --> 00:22:11,000 and that was Kyvon Wells. 295 00:22:15,867 --> 00:22:17,867 Davon had told me that early that day, 296 00:22:18,033 --> 00:22:20,300 they were going to the Lansing Mall, 297 00:22:20,467 --> 00:22:21,867 where they were gonna sell some cell phones. 298 00:22:23,500 --> 00:22:25,066 The idea was once those cell phones were sold, 299 00:22:25,233 --> 00:22:26,467 they were going to split the cash. 300 00:22:28,467 --> 00:22:31,667 So after the group sold the cell phones 301 00:22:31,834 --> 00:22:35,800 and left the mall, they went toward Mill Pond Village 302 00:22:35,967 --> 00:22:38,266 to drop Kyvon back off 303 00:22:38,433 --> 00:22:39,767 at where he had been staying. 304 00:22:41,900 --> 00:22:44,366 According to Davon, as he was driving, 305 00:22:44,367 --> 00:22:46,133 Kyvon said he would just get out. 306 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:50,967 That's when Davon heard the gunshot 307 00:22:51,133 --> 00:22:53,000 and knew that he had been shot in the head. 308 00:22:56,066 --> 00:22:57,766 He hit the gas, 309 00:22:57,767 --> 00:23:00,367 which is when he did strike the parked car, 310 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:04,367 which pushed the car into the adjacent trailer home. 311 00:23:05,467 --> 00:23:08,266 He jumped out of the car immediately after hearing 312 00:23:08,433 --> 00:23:10,500 the first gunshot, and then he heard 313 00:23:10,667 --> 00:23:13,600 multiple more gunshots as he was running away. 314 00:23:13,767 --> 00:23:17,066 It looked like a robbery related crime gone wrong. 315 00:23:17,233 --> 00:23:20,934 At that time, Davon had no idea where Kyvon was at. 316 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,200 After speaking to Davon, we turned our attention 317 00:23:25,367 --> 00:23:27,100 to the other surviving victim, Jim. 318 00:23:29,266 --> 00:23:31,265 We wanted to see if his version of events would line up 319 00:23:31,266 --> 00:23:33,867 to Davon's to make sure their statements were cohesive. 320 00:23:52,166 --> 00:23:54,200 When we spoke to Jim, he essentially was able 321 00:23:54,367 --> 00:23:57,567 to corroborate Davon's statement about what had occurred. 322 00:24:00,100 --> 00:24:02,800 We didn't have a clear motive about what had taken place, 323 00:24:02,967 --> 00:24:06,367 so figuring out what happened and why was very difficult. 324 00:24:06,533 --> 00:24:10,934 There was still an unknown accused in the situation. 325 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:15,767 Family and friends had spread word that Delayno, 326 00:24:15,934 --> 00:24:17,033 had passed away... 327 00:24:19,100 --> 00:24:21,834 and that Davon and Jim are both going to survive. 328 00:24:24,300 --> 00:24:26,667 We had several family members that went up to the hospital, 329 00:24:27,867 --> 00:24:30,066 and emotions were running very high. 330 00:24:30,233 --> 00:24:32,867 It was an active investigation, which understandably 331 00:24:33,033 --> 00:24:34,767 became frustrating for some of the family members. 332 00:24:40,166 --> 00:24:42,800 There's no right way to handle the stress of that moment, 333 00:24:42,967 --> 00:24:45,467 and, of course, people are emotional, people who are 334 00:24:45,633 --> 00:24:48,567 very angry, and very upset, and very hurt 335 00:24:48,734 --> 00:24:49,767 and grief stricken. 336 00:25:03,700 --> 00:25:05,700 You gotta remember that 337 00:25:05,867 --> 00:25:07,967 everybody is going through something. 338 00:25:08,133 --> 00:25:10,467 We're all grieving in some way. 339 00:25:10,633 --> 00:25:13,300 Delayno was a huge loss to everyone. 340 00:25:14,300 --> 00:25:16,000 So it's not just you. 341 00:25:17,066 --> 00:25:19,066 Don't think you have to go and hide in a corner 342 00:25:19,233 --> 00:25:21,100 and say, "I have to do this by myself." 343 00:25:22,166 --> 00:25:24,667 We're here. We love all of our family. 344 00:25:34,667 --> 00:25:36,300 Unfortunately, this is a pretty common occurrence 345 00:25:36,467 --> 00:25:38,567 when family members do show up to the hospital. 346 00:25:39,467 --> 00:25:41,500 They can become very emotional. 347 00:25:41,667 --> 00:25:42,799 We still have a job to do, 348 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:46,066 and when someone does pass away as a homicide victim, 349 00:25:46,233 --> 00:25:47,700 we become their advocates for them. 350 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:52,467 It is certainly a possibility any time a homicide takes place 351 00:25:52,633 --> 00:25:56,000 that perhaps the accused person in the event is not finished. 352 00:25:57,100 --> 00:25:59,467 We put precautions in place for that. 353 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:08,866 When Kyvon Wells was identified as the other person 354 00:26:08,867 --> 00:26:10,567 that was in the car, 355 00:26:10,734 --> 00:26:12,100 we were concerned. 356 00:26:12,266 --> 00:26:14,467 He was injured pretty severely. 357 00:26:16,100 --> 00:26:19,900 So we started to gather information about who he was, 358 00:26:20,867 --> 00:26:23,500 who his family was, where they lived, 359 00:26:23,667 --> 00:26:25,600 who are his associates, where may he be. 360 00:26:27,166 --> 00:26:29,100 That was a high priority for us. 361 00:26:31,567 --> 00:26:33,766 We knew that the group in the car were 362 00:26:33,767 --> 00:26:35,467 in the process of selling phones. 363 00:26:37,266 --> 00:26:39,666 We believe that the sale of those cell phones 364 00:26:39,667 --> 00:26:42,600 may have been a result of this particular 365 00:26:42,767 --> 00:26:44,666 robbery and shooting. 366 00:26:44,667 --> 00:26:46,166 That was a big lead for us, 367 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:49,367 and that's what we focused on. 368 00:26:53,467 --> 00:26:56,866 Next, I made contact with the mall security, 369 00:26:56,867 --> 00:27:00,467 'cause they had a pretty decent security surveillance system. 370 00:27:02,867 --> 00:27:06,100 And I was able to obtain video footage, 371 00:27:08,567 --> 00:27:10,667 but we could not imagine what we saw 372 00:27:12,266 --> 00:27:13,467 when we looked at the footage. 373 00:27:21,266 --> 00:27:25,266 2 We knew that there were two cell phones involved 374 00:27:25,433 --> 00:27:29,166 in the transaction, so that was our main focus, 375 00:27:29,333 --> 00:27:32,667 is try to find out who actually provided those cell phones. 376 00:27:34,166 --> 00:27:36,466 Typically, we run the surveillance footage 377 00:27:36,467 --> 00:27:39,800 back out into the parking lot to determine 378 00:27:39,967 --> 00:27:42,400 what kind of vehicle that subject came from 379 00:27:44,867 --> 00:27:48,400 and when they actually walked into the main area, 380 00:27:50,867 --> 00:27:52,800 and then when they walk back out. 381 00:27:57,166 --> 00:27:59,066 Looking at video footage from the mall, 382 00:28:00,100 --> 00:28:03,200 it was nearly impossible to see the person they met 383 00:28:03,367 --> 00:28:04,999 to actually purchase the cell phones 384 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:07,367 from beyond clothing descriptions. 385 00:28:09,367 --> 00:28:11,800 You could tell one person was a darker complexioned person 386 00:28:11,967 --> 00:28:13,999 and one person appeared to be white. 387 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:15,500 You could tell the color of their clothing. 388 00:28:15,667 --> 00:28:17,366 You could not make a face out enough 389 00:28:17,367 --> 00:28:19,467 to know if it was your mom, even. 390 00:28:19,633 --> 00:28:22,400 It was very difficult to see who that person was. 391 00:28:27,100 --> 00:28:28,900 There's a possibility that they could have been hiding 392 00:28:29,066 --> 00:28:30,200 from the cameras. 393 00:28:30,367 --> 00:28:33,066 We were not able to track who actually bought 394 00:28:33,233 --> 00:28:34,333 those cell phones. 395 00:28:36,066 --> 00:28:38,500 So we shifted focus to the one person that would 396 00:28:38,667 --> 00:28:40,867 still have the answers to our investigation. 397 00:28:42,100 --> 00:28:43,266 And that's Kyvon Wells. 398 00:28:46,667 --> 00:28:49,800 Most people nowadays are on social media. 399 00:28:49,967 --> 00:28:51,200 So we start there. 400 00:28:53,266 --> 00:28:57,165 In looking at social media accounts and cell phone records 401 00:28:57,166 --> 00:28:59,265 after the fact, 402 00:28:59,266 --> 00:29:03,099 we learned that Kyvon had a previous girlfriend 403 00:29:03,100 --> 00:29:06,566 who was carrying a baby with him, 404 00:29:06,567 --> 00:29:07,767 and we spoke with her. 405 00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:42,900 She was cooperative, but in the sense that she felt 406 00:29:43,066 --> 00:29:45,367 she needed to be cooperative, but didn't necessarily 407 00:29:45,533 --> 00:29:47,066 want to be cooperative. 408 00:29:47,233 --> 00:29:50,265 She was very surprised that the police had 409 00:29:50,266 --> 00:29:52,600 associated her with Kyvon so quickly. 410 00:30:11,100 --> 00:30:13,666 There were definitely questions as far as, 411 00:30:13,667 --> 00:30:16,500 did she have the motivation, did she have the means 412 00:30:16,667 --> 00:30:18,500 to help him get out of this area? 413 00:30:18,667 --> 00:30:22,165 Because if most of the resources of Lansing Police Department 414 00:30:22,166 --> 00:30:25,000 are looking for you, and you're still in the area, 415 00:30:25,166 --> 00:30:27,400 we have a really good idea of where you are. 416 00:30:27,567 --> 00:30:29,566 And she did allow us to search her apartment 417 00:30:29,567 --> 00:30:30,666 at that particular time. 418 00:30:30,667 --> 00:30:32,600 We did not find any signs of him. 419 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:46,466 He was definitely on the run after this incident occurred, 420 00:30:46,467 --> 00:30:50,367 and our main objective was to secure and provide 421 00:30:50,533 --> 00:30:51,600 protection for him. 422 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:56,500 It was frustrating because, as soon as we were 423 00:30:56,667 --> 00:30:59,300 able to find a lead of where now to look, 424 00:31:01,266 --> 00:31:02,500 it disappeared. 425 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:07,400 We unfortunately run into this situation where 426 00:31:07,567 --> 00:31:09,800 there's not a lot of movement in the case, 427 00:31:09,967 --> 00:31:14,367 and sometimes it can stall, but we're pretty vigilant. 428 00:31:15,500 --> 00:31:19,000 In nearly a month after Delayno Hudson, Jr.'s murder, 429 00:31:19,166 --> 00:31:20,567 we had a break in the case. 430 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:30,166 A man came into the Lansing Police Department. 431 00:31:30,333 --> 00:31:33,500 He was definitely apprehensive to talk with us, 432 00:31:33,667 --> 00:31:35,467 and he had information for us. 433 00:31:37,100 --> 00:31:40,266 We learned that he saw Delayno the same day as the homicide. 434 00:32:13,266 --> 00:32:15,200 Once we started to talk to the subject, 435 00:32:15,367 --> 00:32:17,366 there was a bombshell that was dropped. 436 00:32:17,367 --> 00:32:18,800 The particulars of the cell phones 437 00:32:18,967 --> 00:32:21,466 that they sold at the mall came to light. 438 00:32:21,467 --> 00:32:23,200 He had paid for the cell phones, 439 00:32:23,367 --> 00:32:25,667 and he paid Kyvon at the mall. 440 00:32:42,767 --> 00:32:44,900 I believed much of what he was saying to be true 441 00:32:45,066 --> 00:32:47,100 because, at that point, he had mentioned 442 00:32:47,266 --> 00:32:49,667 other people by name who I knew were close 443 00:32:49,834 --> 00:32:53,200 to Davon and Delayno, and I didn't think 444 00:32:53,367 --> 00:32:55,866 that he would lie based on knowing and being close 445 00:32:55,867 --> 00:32:57,266 with some of the same people. 446 00:33:07,166 --> 00:33:09,999 He did tell me at the time of our interview 447 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:12,967 that he believed Kyvon fired into the car, 448 00:33:13,133 --> 00:33:16,266 and it didn't shock him, because Kyvon wanted the money. 449 00:33:32,467 --> 00:33:34,766 At first, I felt like he wasn't providing 450 00:33:34,767 --> 00:33:37,099 all of the details he may have known at the time. 451 00:33:37,100 --> 00:33:38,666 And then, before we were finished talking, 452 00:33:38,667 --> 00:33:40,400 I feel like he absolutely gave us 453 00:33:40,567 --> 00:33:42,066 all of the information that he knew. 454 00:33:43,867 --> 00:33:47,766 At this point, Kyvon Wells went from victim to suspect, 455 00:33:47,767 --> 00:33:50,866 and there was an all out race to locate him. 456 00:33:50,867 --> 00:33:53,967 Given his clear disregard for others, 457 00:33:54,133 --> 00:33:57,366 he was willing to kill a human over a cell phone 458 00:33:57,367 --> 00:34:00,100 and injure people that were close to him. 459 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:03,467 We entered the suspect's information 460 00:34:03,633 --> 00:34:08,467 into the national database, and in return it was broadcasted 461 00:34:08,633 --> 00:34:10,766 throughout our city. 462 00:34:10,767 --> 00:34:13,367 Then we made an alert, put out to the media 463 00:34:13,533 --> 00:34:15,999 that Kyvon was considered armed and dangerous. 464 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:18,567 Police tell me the fourth person in the car 465 00:34:18,734 --> 00:34:19,734 is still missing. 466 00:34:19,900 --> 00:34:22,066 They're calling him a person of interest. 467 00:34:22,233 --> 00:34:23,766 Take a good look at this man. 468 00:34:23,767 --> 00:34:25,767 Lansing police are trying to track him down. 469 00:34:25,934 --> 00:34:28,165 20 year old Kyvon Wells is wanted 470 00:34:28,166 --> 00:34:30,300 for the death of Delayno Hudson. 471 00:34:30,467 --> 00:34:33,300 Two other people were hurt by the gunfire. 472 00:34:33,467 --> 00:34:34,667 The public helps us quite a bit. 473 00:34:34,834 --> 00:34:35,866 Most folks here wanna help us. 474 00:34:35,867 --> 00:34:37,266 Most folks here are great people, 475 00:34:37,433 --> 00:34:38,566 and we wanna get these people off the street 476 00:34:38,567 --> 00:34:39,666 as soon as possible. 477 00:34:39,667 --> 00:34:41,400 So, a lot of times that could aid our investigation. 478 00:34:43,767 --> 00:34:45,667 So every lead was followed up on, 479 00:34:45,834 --> 00:34:47,867 but one lead changed everything. 480 00:34:48,033 --> 00:34:49,866 We had received an anonymous call 481 00:34:49,867 --> 00:34:53,100 that Mr. Wells could have been in Gulfport, Mississippi. 482 00:34:55,500 --> 00:34:57,867 And once it was determined that he had likely 483 00:34:58,033 --> 00:34:59,700 fled the state of Michigan to Gulfport, 484 00:34:59,867 --> 00:35:02,367 the shift kind of went from the state police 485 00:35:02,533 --> 00:35:04,366 fugitive team looking for him. 486 00:35:04,367 --> 00:35:06,066 That's gonna be where you're gonna have 487 00:35:06,233 --> 00:35:08,466 the U.S. Marshals service involved because they're used 488 00:35:08,467 --> 00:35:10,266 to doing that throughout the country. 489 00:35:11,767 --> 00:35:13,566 It's kind of when the investigation 490 00:35:13,567 --> 00:35:15,867 into locating Kyvon actually took off. 491 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:20,367 It certainly was unfathomable to even speculate 492 00:35:20,533 --> 00:35:21,900 what happens next. 493 00:35:27,367 --> 00:35:29,467 2 494 00:35:30,867 --> 00:35:33,800 Once the fugitive team recognized that Kyvon 495 00:35:33,967 --> 00:35:36,366 had left the state of Michigan, they reached out 496 00:35:36,367 --> 00:35:37,999 to the U.S. Marshals. 497 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:39,967 And then very soon after they found him 498 00:35:40,133 --> 00:35:42,166 in Gulfport, Mississippi. 499 00:35:42,333 --> 00:35:44,166 Kyvon was arrested without incident. 500 00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:48,467 After several weeks on the run, Kyvon Wells was 501 00:35:48,633 --> 00:35:50,300 in police custody. 502 00:35:50,467 --> 00:35:53,367 And all of the information was released to the media. 503 00:35:53,533 --> 00:35:55,467 A man has been arrested for the murder 504 00:35:55,633 --> 00:35:58,000 at Mill Pond Mobile Home Park in South Lansing. 505 00:35:58,166 --> 00:36:01,567 Kyvon Wells was taken into custody in Gulfport, Mississippi 506 00:36:01,734 --> 00:36:03,867 by U.S. Marshals and local police. 507 00:36:04,033 --> 00:36:05,900 He's wanted in connection with the shooting death 508 00:36:06,066 --> 00:36:08,867 of 24 year old Delayno Hudson on March 1st. 509 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:11,866 I don't like to say it was like a pat on the back 510 00:36:11,867 --> 00:36:14,300 because that feels callous, but it was definitely 511 00:36:14,467 --> 00:36:16,900 like I had done my job and got to the point 512 00:36:17,066 --> 00:36:19,866 that the person who perpetrated this crime 513 00:36:19,867 --> 00:36:22,466 was at least in custody. 514 00:36:22,467 --> 00:36:24,800 Not that that's the end of the road, but it's certainly 515 00:36:24,967 --> 00:36:29,866 the beginning of a family getting a little bit of justice 516 00:36:29,867 --> 00:36:31,100 for their family members. 517 00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:35,867 Once Kyvon Wells was back in the Lansing area, 518 00:36:36,033 --> 00:36:37,800 he was interviewed. 519 00:36:39,066 --> 00:36:42,099 When you have suspects that have been on the run 520 00:36:42,100 --> 00:36:46,265 for a long time, and they're a little cocky and brash, 521 00:36:46,266 --> 00:36:50,367 you have to approach them in a way that's firm, 522 00:36:51,667 --> 00:36:54,767 but yet you need to solicit information. 523 00:37:13,467 --> 00:37:17,999 And then we're gonna go easy into whatever we're doing. 524 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:21,566 We want to put them in the place 525 00:37:21,567 --> 00:37:24,166 that the crime occurred, and then go from there. 526 00:37:31,100 --> 00:37:34,666 Once we began a conversation, it was obvious that Kyvon 527 00:37:34,667 --> 00:37:36,400 didn't want to talk to me. 528 00:37:36,567 --> 00:37:38,367 He was abrasive in every answer. 529 00:37:38,533 --> 00:37:41,300 He was short in the very limited information 530 00:37:41,467 --> 00:37:42,467 he did share. 531 00:37:42,633 --> 00:37:44,600 He challenged everything that was said to him 532 00:37:44,767 --> 00:37:46,200 in that interview. 533 00:37:46,367 --> 00:37:48,600 Things as simple as, "Where do you live? 534 00:37:48,767 --> 00:37:50,099 What is your birth date?" 535 00:37:50,100 --> 00:37:51,700 were met with nothing but-- 536 00:37:53,166 --> 00:37:54,266 attitude? 537 00:38:04,367 --> 00:38:06,200 When you have combative suspects, 538 00:38:06,367 --> 00:38:09,467 you just have to go hard, and then you just have to hope 539 00:38:09,633 --> 00:38:11,166 that you can break through. 540 00:38:12,266 --> 00:38:13,467 That's a big win. 541 00:38:38,967 --> 00:38:41,700 Kyvon never changed his facial expressions. 542 00:38:41,867 --> 00:38:45,500 He never showed any emotion outside of anger. 543 00:38:45,667 --> 00:38:49,467 He never appeared to be remorseful in anything 544 00:38:49,633 --> 00:38:50,767 that's taken place. 545 00:38:59,700 --> 00:39:01,300 Throughout my time as a detective, 546 00:39:01,467 --> 00:39:03,265 specifically being a homicide detective, 547 00:39:03,266 --> 00:39:05,667 I often question humanity. 548 00:39:05,834 --> 00:39:07,967 And in moments like this, there's no good reason. 549 00:39:08,133 --> 00:39:09,367 There's no why. 550 00:39:09,533 --> 00:39:12,367 There's nothing that makes sense as to why 551 00:39:12,533 --> 00:39:14,566 this incident took place. 552 00:39:14,567 --> 00:39:16,667 It just doesn't make sense. 553 00:39:17,667 --> 00:39:18,667 It's just disgusting. 554 00:39:20,467 --> 00:39:23,967 I believe Kyvon Wells shot all three of these people 555 00:39:24,133 --> 00:39:27,767 over greed and a few hundred dollars' worth of cell phones. 556 00:39:33,266 --> 00:39:36,666 We were able to obtain his DNA pursuant to the search warrant, 557 00:39:36,667 --> 00:39:39,867 and it was confirmed that Kyvon Wells' DNA was 558 00:39:40,033 --> 00:39:41,000 within the car. 559 00:39:44,467 --> 00:39:46,000 But no gun was ever located. 560 00:39:46,900 --> 00:39:49,467 I imagine that the gun quickly disappeared 561 00:39:49,633 --> 00:39:51,567 shortly after the homicide took place. 562 00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:56,500 On November 21st of 2021, Kyvon Wells pled guilty 563 00:39:56,667 --> 00:39:57,900 to second degree murder, 564 00:39:58,066 --> 00:40:00,166 the killing of Delayno Hudson, Jr. 565 00:40:00,333 --> 00:40:04,566 Kyvon Wells was sentenced to 28 and a half years in prison 566 00:40:04,567 --> 00:40:08,100 as a minimum and 64 years as the maximum sentence 567 00:40:08,266 --> 00:40:09,266 for this crime. 568 00:40:14,467 --> 00:40:16,467 For me, this case was a challenge 569 00:40:16,633 --> 00:40:19,767 because Delayno Hudson looks so similar 570 00:40:19,934 --> 00:40:22,000 to one of my family members, 571 00:40:22,166 --> 00:40:24,266 a person I love. 572 00:40:24,433 --> 00:40:29,300 It was a challenge for me to separate that at times. 573 00:40:29,467 --> 00:40:33,800 I easily could see my own family in those situations, 574 00:40:33,967 --> 00:40:37,900 just based on the emotional trauma they were dealing with. 575 00:40:41,266 --> 00:40:44,165 What do I miss most about Delayno? 576 00:40:44,166 --> 00:40:45,300 Everything. 577 00:40:46,367 --> 00:40:49,600 I miss his smile. I miss his laughter. 578 00:40:49,767 --> 00:40:51,567 I miss how he looks like my grandmother. 579 00:40:51,734 --> 00:40:54,366 Like, if you seen them two together, you would think 580 00:40:54,367 --> 00:40:56,967 they were literally twins. 581 00:40:57,133 --> 00:41:00,967 The-- same eyes, same nose, everything. 582 00:41:01,133 --> 00:41:05,667 Like-- he-- I miss everything about him. 583 00:41:05,834 --> 00:41:10,867 He was an amazing person, and being able to know him 584 00:41:11,033 --> 00:41:13,166 and being able to see him grow from birth 585 00:41:14,200 --> 00:41:15,300 was... 586 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:19,666 nothing short than special. 587 00:41:19,667 --> 00:41:22,700 Delayno Hudson, Jr., you are missed, 588 00:41:22,867 --> 00:41:23,900 you are loved, 589 00:41:26,367 --> 00:41:29,800 and I wish you could be here with us today.