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00:009-1-1 location emergency two black men just got one got shot he ran
00:29into my car he was screaming i got shot i got shot and i saw another guy jump out of the car with him
00:38i didn't know what was going on 9-1-1 location of your emergency there's a man walking down
00:44and he's bleeding profusely can you give me a description he's a white man with a brown
00:50coat eye and blue jeans 9-1-1 where's your emergency i'm sorry i'm sorry i got a ton of
00:58head where are you who's up where are you metal puzzle dude i'm about to die i'm trying to
01:07hear you please where i'm dying hello hello
01:14on march 1st at about 5 25 pm
01:44we received multiple 9-1-1 calls from the middle pond park area reports were saying that people
01:49were fleeing from the vehicle possibly a shooting we had no idea the number of victims that might
01:53have been at the scene we also had no idea where the shooter was at that time
01:56when i arrived on scene activated my body camera
02:02my initial thoughts were that to find the car to start with and then work the way to people from
02:14the first thing i saw was a white sedan that was crashed in the front of the residence
02:30who's still in the car
02:31and within that vehicle i witnessed a subject that was slumped over and possibly shot in the head
02:38can you hear me what's your name he was breathing but it wasn't direct breathing so the breath wasn't
02:49great what's your name boss hey who shot you we try to ask people who shot you who hurt you
02:58because initially if they are going to pass away they give us what's called a dying declaration
03:02can you tell me who shot you
03:04might be the only chance they have to tell us what happened
03:08hey hey hey just relax okay lean back lean back
03:11he's not talking i'm not sure if it's from getting shot or
03:15maybe he's just not one to talk
03:17at that point in time we couldn't get any information from the victim he couldn't tell us what happened
03:21who had done it to him we had no idea what happened at that point in time to help us solve the
03:25mystery of what occurred before we arrived
03:26so line of travel up to here you guys taking off yeah you're good go ahead
03:36they got the victim to the hospital in critical condition with gunshot wounds to the head
03:44we put the tape around the area and we secured everything for all the evidence
03:49i've been a police officer for almost 17 years
03:54my job is not to get emotional about what i see in front of me at that point in time that's for later
03:58just tired right there
04:01our job is to be there now calm cool and collected save as many people as we can
04:05and figure out what happened
04:07once we have the crime scene completely secured we return our attention back to the white sedan
04:12collected evidence from the inside the vehicle
04:16including shell casings as well as dna evidence
04:21looks like a 380 i got one unspent and one spent
04:25there were spent rounds uh found inside the vehicle
04:32so there was a possibility that the shooting actually occurred inside the vehicle
04:38but no weapon was recovered at that time
04:42it did seem that the people within the car were specifically targeted
04:46but why were they targeted what is the motivating factor in this what was the gain
04:54next we turned our attention to one of the now one callers the homeowner of the residence
04:59where the vehicle had wrecked
05:04based on that one call we knew that we had another victim or possibly an accused somewhere in the trailer park
05:10let me talk to you real quick okay
05:12oh he got blood on the door
05:13yeah who came to the door
05:14i don't know where he went i swam my door in his face
05:16okay
05:17that 911 caller tried to provide the best description she could at that time
05:21the witness said that she did observe that subject running from the vehicle in a brown jacket
05:28this could be a homicide scene for us so the better we can maintain all this evidence the easier we can catch these guys so
05:35that 911 caller wasn't able to determine whether or not that person was the victim or the shooter
05:52we needed to locate him as soon as possible
05:54if i have any more questions i'll just knock on the door for you okay
05:57hear everything
05:59she got in the car and she took off that turn
06:02after we speak to the now one callers we do begin to canvass the area where an incident occurred
06:06and that's when a witness has stepped forward and told us that a gentleman had ran towards a mobile home
06:11possibly covered in blood
06:13that guy in there come between these two trailers
06:17holding someone up his head in blood he said i've been shot i've been shot help me
06:21i don't know if he's the shooter or not so
06:23let's just get down here please
06:2610-4
06:27we responded to that mobile home
06:29try to find either more victims or the possible shooter
06:32where at?
06:33this one right here
06:36this guy is a victim as well
06:3910-4
06:40hello
06:46somebody hurt?
06:48we have to always approach any situation with safety
06:53cause at that time we're not gonna know if that's a bad guy or a good guy
07:00alright
07:01you guys know him?
07:02no
07:03we got into the mobile home
07:05and there was an unknown male on the floor
07:08holding a towel to the back of his head
07:10he was not armed
07:12so i began holding pressure to his head
07:15is your neck hurting at all?
07:17no?
07:18just the back of your head right?
07:19okay
07:20nice deep breath
07:22the subject was able to tell me his name
07:24Devon Hudson
07:25Devon had told us that he was driving the vehicle
07:28how many others are with you bud?
07:30you were driving?
07:31you had somebody set in the front seat?
07:32yeah
07:33turn them back?
07:34so four together right?
07:36what were the names of the other guys that were in the car with you?
07:39you ain't no Hudson
07:40then he gave us the name of the victim they took to the hospital
07:43Delato Hudson Jr.
07:51he was a beautiful soul
07:53growing up he was so happy, full of joy, full of energy
08:01always wanting to move and go somewhere
08:03wanting to go see somebody or some family
08:07my uncle and my aunt made sure they did everything they could to give him the best childhood
08:12I got word that he was shot in the head
08:22I received a phone call from my sister
08:25she's just yelling and screaming and I can't really understand what she's saying
08:30and she's like
08:32they shot him
08:33Delano they shot him
08:36I said but is he okay?
08:38is he gonna live?
08:40and she's like I don't know
08:42and she's just bawling and crying
08:44so
08:46I prayed
08:48and I prayed
08:50and I prayed
08:51and I prayed
08:52and I prayed
08:53and I asked God just to
08:54please spare his life
09:00the ambulances
09:01okay
09:02alright bud
09:03do you think with our help
09:04I'm gonna be here on your left side
09:05he's gonna be right there
09:06we're gonna get you right down to the bottom of the steps
09:09alright?
09:10when Devon had told me that there were four people inside the vehicle
09:14at that point in time I realized this wasn't just a random shooting
09:17this was a targeted situation
09:19when I put Devon into the ambulance
09:22my first questions that ran through my mind when I thought everything was close to range and it was personal
09:27was who was inside the vehicle with them
09:30and who did they either make angry
09:32or have with them in the vehicle at the time this incident occurred
09:37we had to move fast
09:38we were gonna get ahead of it
09:39we began to spread out and fan out throughout the area
09:42we were attempting to find more evidence
09:44or possibly more victims
09:46and we still had no idea who the shooter was
09:48or where he could possibly be at
09:52a few blocks away from the mobile home park
09:54we located a gentleman that was wearing a brown hood
09:56card hard jacket that was slumped over
09:59appeared to be staggering while he was walking
10:00so we had to think about
10:03if this guy was the person that pulled the trigger
10:05or was he also running away for his life
10:07it's always a mystery to figure out what the motive of a crime is
10:10so not having any idea what
10:14could have transpired between these people
10:17this was a challenge we needed to accomplish
10:27at this point we had two victims at the hospital
10:33Devon and Delato Huntsman Jr.
10:37both in critical condition with gunshot wounds to the head
10:42then we had a third man
10:44somebody on the road
10:48possible victim or possible suspect we weren't sure yet
10:50you got any weapons on your partner or anything?
10:53no sir
10:55the gentleman identified himself as Jim
10:59he was very bloody
11:02but at this point in time
11:04we were on high alert
11:05because there's a potential of an active shooter
11:07in the surrounding areas
11:09I'm going to pat you down real quick all right
11:11just want to make sure all right
11:13take it easy partner
11:15take it easy partner
11:16don't reach for nothing brother
11:18in moments like this
11:20we have three different people in three different places
11:22that all need police
11:26our training is to never make the scene too small
11:30to see the bigger picture
11:32is this the Carhartt guy we're looking for?
11:33this is the Carhartt guy I believe
11:34this is the Carhartt guy I believe
11:35yes he's behind the yellow house
11:36yes
11:37so he might be a victim
11:38yeah he's saying I'm a victim
11:40Jim was not armed
11:41Jim had told us that to him
11:43everything was a blur
11:45he had no idea what had happened
11:48so he said he was the best
11:50to be able to try it off
11:51fall myself
11:53situations like this
11:54it makes it very difficult for detectives
11:56to figure out what took place
11:58when they're working with only a fraction of the information
12:03what had taken place
12:04and why are four people's lives forever changed
12:07what was big enough to make this happen
12:12and still no answer to that question
12:17and after transferring Jim to the hospital
12:19we called in the canine unit
12:21we were still looking for the fourth person
12:25and possibly the shooter from the car at this time
12:31a canine's nose is much different than a human's nose
12:34and much more sensitive
12:35I don't know how the hell you didn't see it
12:37they are able to smell things
12:39and alert their handlers
12:40of what particular trail they're taking
12:44based on how they've been trained
12:49the canine team was able to find a location starting point
12:54and track from that starting point
12:55to see if they could pick up a trail
12:59he came down the road
13:00at one point they tracked to a trailer
13:03that was either occupied or unoccupied
13:07when they did that
13:08I was stuck on a perimeter point around the trailer
13:11to make sure that no one fled from that trailer
13:14while officers went in to search
13:16police canine anyone in here make yourself go
13:20during those situations we have to be very vigilant
13:24and aware of our surroundings
13:26the canine team tracked to this location and trailer
13:29but that accused could be anywhere in the surrounding areas
13:34we always have to keep our head in a swivel
13:37and just stay very focused
13:40that just added to the mystery
13:44police canine anyone in here come on
13:48we take every step to preserve the life of our officers
13:50and those dogs are trained to go into situations in order to grab on to that particular suspect
13:59or victims and give the officers an opportunity to go in there after the dog has engaged with that person
14:06there was empty and it became extremely frustrating for us to deal with because now we're starting to lose the daylight which makes everything much more difficult
14:20while we were searching for someone came forward and said that the shooter possibly could have ran down the street
14:25open door right there
14:27open door right there
14:28open door right there
14:29open door right there
14:30looks like it's just an entryway though
14:40oh, a whole bunch of steps going through here
14:41oh, a whole bunch of steps going through here
14:56hey
15:01there's two people out in front of that store over there
15:05we had the canine unit circle back
15:07to start up on a second track in a different direction
15:12down there a little landing
15:15a little human
15:17see down there in the landing right there a little bump out
15:20I can't tell from here
15:21no
15:23at some point the canine locked into a scent that led us straight to a man walking down the street
15:27it was hard to decide if this person was in the shooter or if they were a victim
15:34steps right there
15:36put your hands up
15:37up
15:38both hands up
15:40we had to make a decision if this was the fourth person the person we're looking for
15:43was it a victim, was it a shooter
15:45we had to deal with all the information at once
15:46you got him?
15:53don't move
16:07weapons
16:10you got an ID on you?
16:11yes sir
16:12yes sir
16:13where's it at?
16:14yes
16:18in situations like this
16:19it's where you have multiple victims and a possible shooter we're still trying to locate
16:22it puts immense pressure on the police department to take that person into custody
16:26yeah we have a serial subject here
16:29uh
16:31he's got a U of M
16:32winter cap on
16:33black coat
16:35yeah
16:36the man was not upset he was not irate he had no blood on him at all
16:44once we started to talk to the subject he did tell us he was out for a walk just came from his mother's house
16:49alright you guys hear that?
16:51where did you just come from sir?
16:53just the third division
16:54okay just get this information alright
16:56we apologize for this we had a shooting in the area okay
16:58oh I was there
16:59yeah no you're good
17:00hey my name is sergeant four I appreciate your cooperation okay
17:02yeah if you have any questions just go ahead and call our dispatch center and after sergeant Ford okay
17:07absolutely
17:08alright yeah we're good with him
17:09alright
17:11he was just a likable guy who was really a victim of circumstance
17:18okay
17:19I don't wanna touch my pocket
17:20hey once these officers are done with you you're good to go okay
17:21which pocket is it?
17:22I don't wanna touch nothing
17:23you're good man we've got you down you're good
17:26when we release someone from custody that we think may be an accused
17:28we rule them out as a suspect
17:30we do apologize to them
17:31we also give them a business card with our information on it
17:33as well as their supervisor's information
17:38but we couldn't slow down at all
17:39we had to move forward with the investigation and try to locate the suspect and the victim
17:45as it became darker outside it became more difficult for us to locate anything
17:50right here maybe? I don't know
17:53so many damn tracks
17:54it's easy it's okay
17:55it's okay
17:56there blood?
17:57it was okay
17:59there blood?
18:01do you see blood?
18:11are you seeing blood?
18:15We searched almost the entire mobile home park, as well as every outbuilding that we
18:24could find just to clear the scene.
18:26Did he go into one of these trailers?
18:29The shed's locked from outside.
18:31More blood right here.
18:32The amount of frustration we were feeling at that time, now that we kept getting different
18:36leads and it ended up being not what we were looking for.
18:39Watch your crossfire.
18:41But then we received a call that changed everything.
18:44The doctors advised us that one of our victims was on life support and was not going to make
18:50it.
18:51Now, this became a homicide investigation and this mystery had taken a much darker turn.
19:11By now we had a few pieces of the puzzle getting put together.
19:15We knew that we had three people in the hospital, two in critical condition.
19:20So our ultimate goal now is to find that fourth person and capture the shooter.
19:25And then came the name of the victim who did not survive, Delano Hudson Jr.
19:31I learned that Delano passed through a phone call.
19:38My mom reached out and let me know that he didn't make it.
19:46I know at the end of the day, God gives and he takes and it's just like, why take that one?
19:57Delano was a brother to me.
20:03I grew up with him just like I did my sisters.
20:12We were in the same household nine times out of ten.
20:18He always liked to laugh and joke and play.
20:24Losing him to this day still rocks me to the core.
20:32A little while later, we learned from the hospital that Jim was going to survive and that Devon,
20:43who was a driver and had been shot in the head, was now awake and was going to survive.
20:48And he was able to talk to us.
20:50We immediately spoke with Devon about who else he was with that day.
21:01Hey, bud.
21:02You're doing good.
21:03Doing a lot better than when I first saw you.
21:06I know it was you and Delano in the car and then the old guy, right?
21:09Who was the last guy in the car, bud?
21:12If you don't want to tell me, just say you don't want to tell me.
21:14I'll leave you alone, buddy.
21:18It's okay, dude.
21:20When I started to talk to Devon, it became clear that he was hesitant to provide information that had occurred.
21:26Whether through fear or through personal knowledge of the fourth victim or the shooter, I wasn't sure.
21:32But at this point in time, he wasn't being forthcoming with information as I had hoped.
21:40I think that the trauma of being shot, but also shot in the head,
21:46and then watching a person that you call your brother be shot next to you,
21:52knowing that that person is dead.
21:57That bears a lot on a person in order to sort out what to say next.
22:04So after some initial hesitation, Devon did provide us with the name of the fourth person in the vehicle,
22:10and that was Kyvon Wells.
22:16Devon had told me that early in that day, they were going to the Lansing Mall,
22:20where they were going to sell some cell phones.
22:22The idea was once those cell phones were sold, they were going to split the cash.
22:28So after the group sold the cell phones and left the mall,
22:34they went toward Millpond Village to drop Kyvon back off at where he had been staying.
22:40According to Devon, as he was driving, Kyvon said he would just get out.
22:46That's when Devon heard the gunshot and knew that he had been shot in the head.
22:53He hit the gas, which is when he did strike the parked car,
23:00which pushed the car into the adjacent trailer home.
23:04He jumped out of the car immediately after hearing the first gunshot,
23:09and then he heard multiple more gunshots as he was running away.
23:13It looked like a robbery-related crime gone wrong.
23:16At that time, Devon had no idea where Kyvon was at.
23:23After speaking to Devon, we turned our attention to the other surviving victim, Jim.
23:28We wanted to see if his version of events would line up to Devon's
23:31to make sure their statements were cohesive.
23:34So, everybody was talking, you know, so...
23:37Everybody in the car was talking?
23:39Yeah, you know, like, you know, friends, like, you know...
23:42Who called 911?
23:43I don't know.
23:45You didn't call, though?
23:46No.
23:47Why'd you run?
23:48Huh?
23:49Why'd you run?
23:50You can't wait for Jim.
23:51Somebody thought?
23:52When we spoke to Jim, he essentially was able to collaborate
23:55to Devon's statement about what had occurred.
23:57We didn't have a clear motive about what had taken place,
24:03so figuring out what happened and why was very difficult.
24:06There was still an unknown accused in the situation.
24:13Family and friends had spread word that Delana had passed away,
24:17and that Devon and Jim are both going to survive.
24:24We had several family members going up to the hospital,
24:28and emotions were running very high.
24:30It was an act of investigation,
24:32which, understandably, became frustrating
24:34for some of the family members.
24:35Okay.
24:36So, I'm gonna tell you the same thing I told everyone else.
24:38Security says people are starting to get out of line.
24:40There's no right way to handle the stress of that moment,
24:43and, of course, people are emotional,
24:45people who are very angry and very upset and very hurt
24:49and grief-stricken.
24:51You guys have been through a lot, so I get it.
24:53If it continues, they're gonna force people to leave,
24:55and I don't want to see it.
24:56Get out of line?
24:57Yeah, like, yelling and stuff like that.
24:59Oh, ain't nobody getting it.
25:00Oh, yeah.
25:01I'm not saying it.
25:02I'm not saying it.
25:04You gotta remember that everybody is going through something.
25:08We're all grieving in some way.
25:11Delano was a huge loss to everyone.
25:13So, it's not just you.
25:16Don't think you have to go and hide in a corner
25:18and say, I have to do this by myself.
25:21We're here.
25:22We love all of our family.
25:24I'm trying to prevent you guys.
25:26You guys have been through enough.
25:27I don't want to see them make it,
25:28because they'll make you or you.
25:30That's what I'm saying.
25:31So, Sister Curtis here, I appreciate it.
25:33Unfortunately, this is a pretty common occurrence
25:36when family members do show up to the hospital.
25:38They can become very emotional.
25:41We still have a job to do,
25:42and when someone does pass away as a homicide victim,
25:45we become their advocates for them.
25:48It is certainly a possibility
25:50any time a homicide takes place
25:52that perhaps the accused person in the event is not finished.
25:56We put precautions in place for that.
26:05When Kevin Wells was identified
26:07as the other person that was in the car,
26:10we were concerned.
26:12He was injured pretty severely.
26:14So, we started to gather information about who he was,
26:20who his family was, where they lived,
26:23who are his associates, where may he be.
26:27That was a high priority for us.
26:31We knew that the group in the car
26:33were in the process of selling phones.
26:35We believe that the sale of those cell phones
26:39may have been a result of this particular robbery and shooting.
26:43That was a big lead for us,
26:47and that's what we focused on.
26:54Next, I made contact with the mall security
26:57because they had a pretty decent security surveillance system.
27:01And I was able to obtain video footage.
27:08But we could not imagine what we saw
27:12when we looked at the footage.
27:21We knew that there were two cell phones involved
27:25in the transaction,
27:27so that was our main focus is try to find out
27:30who actually provided those cell phones.
27:34Typically, we run the surveillance footage
27:36back out into the parking lot
27:38to determine what kind of vehicle
27:40that subject came from
27:44and when they actually walked into the main area
27:50and then when they walked back out.
27:52Looking at video footage from the mall,
27:59it was nearly impossible to see
28:01the person they met
28:03to actually purchase the cell phones
28:04from beyond clothing descriptions.
28:09You could tell one person
28:10was a darker, complected person
28:11and one person appeared to be white.
28:13You could tell the color of their clothing.
28:15You could not make a face out enough
28:17to know if it was your mom even.
28:19It was very difficult to see who that person was.
28:27There's a possibility
28:28that they could have been hiding from the cameras.
28:30We were not able to track
28:32who actually bought those cell phones.
28:36So we shifted focus to the one person
28:38that would still have the answers to our investigation.
28:40And that's Kaivon Wells.
28:42Most people nowadays are on social media.
28:49So we start there.
28:51In looking at social media accounts
28:53and cell phone records after the fact,
28:57we learned that Kaivon had a previous girlfriend
29:01who was carrying a baby with him.
29:05And we spoke with her.
29:07Hey, nurse.
29:08Hi.
29:09Oh, you're snack.
29:10You hungry?
29:11Yes.
29:12You're welcome.
29:13My name's Martha.
29:14My name's Dorothy.
29:15Hi.
29:16So my question is,
29:17you have no idea
29:18who he would have been meeting up with or...
29:20I have no idea.
29:21I think that he might have more information
29:23as to who they were with or what they were doing.
29:27I have no idea.
29:28I have no idea.
29:29This is the first time that I came here
29:30and they knew about Luma Day.
29:31So...
29:32She was cooperative,
29:33but in the sense that she felt
29:35she needed to be cooperative,
29:37but didn't necessarily want to be cooperative.
29:39She was very surprised
29:41that the police had associated her
29:43with Kaivon so quickly.
29:45So let's see.
29:46She was very surprised
29:48that the police had associated her
29:51with Kaivon so quickly.
29:52So it's not like this is just something that just...
29:55And he's not in the streets.
29:57He does not have, like, beef or issues
29:59with anybody out here.
30:00So I honestly...
30:01This is all, like...
30:03Like, completely shocking
30:04that this is even something
30:05that we're dealing with.
30:06And where does...
30:07I know he lives here in Lansing.
30:08He is in the Lansing area?
30:09Mm-hmm.
30:10Okay.
30:11There were definitely questions
30:12as far as,
30:13did she have the motivation?
30:15Did she have the means
30:16to help him get out of this area?
30:18Because if most of the resources
30:21of Lansing Police Department
30:23are looking for you
30:24and you're still in the area,
30:25we have a really good idea
30:26of where you are.
30:27And she did allow us
30:29to search her apartment
30:30at that particular time.
30:31We did not find any signs of him.
30:33All right.
30:34Thank you for...
30:35Thank you so much.
30:40He was definitely on the run
30:45after this incident occurred.
30:47And our main objective
30:48was to secure and provide protection for him.
30:52It was frustrating
30:55because as soon as we were able
30:57to find a lead of where now to look,
31:00it disappeared.
31:02We unfortunately run into this situation
31:07where there's not a lot of movement
31:08in the case.
31:09And sometimes it can stall,
31:12but we're pretty vigilant.
31:14And nearly a month
31:16after Delano Hudson Jr.'s murder,
31:18we had a break in the case.
31:26A man came into the Lansing Police Department.
31:29He was definitely apprehensive
31:31to talk with us.
31:32And he had information for us.
31:37We learned that he saw Delano
31:38the same day as the homicide.
31:40This is a pretty serious matter.
31:43All right.
31:44You are not a suspect.
31:46You are a witness in this investigation.
31:48You're free to leave at any time.
31:50All right. You understand that?
31:51Okay.
31:52So, just wanted to clarify that.
31:54All right.
31:55My understanding is that
31:57you knew the victim?
31:59Yeah.
32:00Okay.
32:01Let's start with the clothing.
32:02He was wearing some sweats,
32:04some black sweats.
32:06He lived with Nike or something like that.
32:09Did you see the Nike symbol?
32:10Yeah.
32:11I saw the Nike symbol.
32:12Okay.
32:13Well, once we started
32:14to talk to the subjects,
32:15there was a bombshell that was dropped.
32:17The particulars of the cell phones
32:19that they sold at the mall
32:20came to light.
32:21He had paid for the cell phones
32:23and he paid Kaivon at the mall.
32:26So, when you were in the mall,
32:29when you met him,
32:30where was this story?
32:32No, we were just walking.
32:34Okay.
32:35And we were like,
32:36at the phone machine,
32:39I just bought two of these phones.
32:43I believed much of what he was saying to be true
32:45because, at that point,
32:47he had mentioned other people by name
32:49who I knew were close to Devon and Delano
32:53and I didn't think that he would lie
32:55based on knowing and being close
32:56with some of the same people.
32:58Let's talk about Delano.
33:00How do you know Delano?
33:02He did tell me at the time of our interview
33:10that he believed Kaivon fired into the car
33:13and it didn't shock him
33:14because Kaivon wanted the money.
33:16We're probably going to end up
33:19talking to you again at some point.
33:21I appreciate you coming down.
33:22So, this is your time right now,
33:24right now to tell us
33:26if there's anything that you missed
33:28in reference to this investigation
33:30that you would like to add, you know?
33:33At first, I felt like he wasn't providing
33:35all of the details
33:36he may have known at the time.
33:37And then before we were finished talking,
33:39I feel like he absolutely gave us
33:41all of the information that he knew.
33:44At this point, Kaivon Wells went from victim
33:47to suspect
33:48and there was an all-out race to locate him.
33:51Given his clear disregard for others,
33:54he was willing to kill a human over a cell phone
33:57and injure people that were close to him.
34:00We entered the suspect's information
34:03into the national database
34:05and in return,
34:07it was broadcasted throughout our city.
34:10Then we made an alert,
34:12put out to the media
34:13that Kaivon was considered armed and dangerous.
34:16Police tell me the fourth person in the car
34:18is still missing.
34:19They're calling him a person of interest.
34:22Take a good look at this man.
34:24Lansing police are trying to track him down.
34:2620-year-old Kaivon Wells is wanted
34:28for the death of Delano Hudson.
34:30Two other people were hurt by the gunfire.
34:33The public helps us quite a bit.
34:34Most folks here want to help us.
34:35Most folks here are great people
34:37and we want to get these people
34:38off the street as soon as possible.
34:39So a lot of times that can aid our investigation.
34:41So every lead was followed up on,
34:45but one lead changed everything.
34:47We had received an anonymous call
34:49that Mr. Wells could have been
34:51in Gulfport, Mississippi.
34:53And once it was determined
34:56that he had likely fled the state of Michigan
34:58to Gulfport,
34:59the shift kind of went from
35:00the state police fugitive team looking for him.
35:03That's going to be where you're going to have
35:06the U.S. Marshal Service involved
35:08because they're used to doing that
35:09throughout the country.
35:12It's kind of when the investigation
35:13into locating Kaivon actually took off.
35:16It certainly was unfathomable
35:19to even speculate what happens next.
35:21Once the fugitive team recognized
35:33that Kaivon had led the state of Michigan,
35:35they reached out to the U.S. Marshals.
35:37And then very soon after,
35:39they found him in Gulfport, Mississippi.
35:41Kaivon was arrested without incident.
35:45After several weeks on the run,
35:47Kaivon Wells was in police custody.
35:49And all of the information
35:52was released to the media.
35:54A man has been arrested for the murder
35:55at Mill Pond Mobile Home Park in South Lansing.
35:58Kaivon Wells was taken into custody
36:00in Gulfport, Mississippi,
36:02by U.S. Marshals and local police.
36:04He's wanted in connection with the shooting death
36:06of 24-year-old Delano Hudson on March 1st.
36:10I don't like to say it was like a pat on the back
36:12because that feels callous,
36:14but it was definitely like I had done my job
36:16and got to the point that
36:18the person who perpetrated this crime
36:20was at least in custody.
36:22Not that that's the end of the road,
36:24but it's certainly the beginning of a family
36:27getting a little bit of justice
36:30for their family member.
36:33Once Kaivon Wells was back in the Lansing area,
36:36he was interviewed.
36:39When you have suspects that have been on a run
36:42for a long time
36:44and they're a little cocky and brass,
36:46you have to approach them in a way that's firm,
36:51but yet you need to solicit information.
36:57I appreciate it.
36:57Thank you, Mom.
36:58So, we work for Lansing PD, okay?
37:01Just going to get a couple quick bits of information
37:03from you real quick
37:04and then we'll talk about some stuff, okay?
37:06Can you spell your first name for me?
37:08The what, V-O-N?
37:09And your last name?
37:11Well, I'm just adding like Fargo, like Wells Fargo.
37:14And then we're going to go easy into whatever we're doing.
37:18We want to put them in the place that the crime occurred
37:23and then go from there.
37:24So, obviously, we want to talk to you about some stuff
37:26that happened before you got here, okay?
37:28You're in custody, clearly.
37:29You've still got the belly chain on.
37:31Once we began a conversation,
37:33it was obvious that Kaivon didn't want to talk to me.
37:36He was abrasive in every answer.
37:39He was short in the very limited information he did share.
37:43He challenged everything that was said to him in that interview.
37:47Things as simple as where do you live?
37:49What is your birth date?
37:50We're met with nothing but attitude?
37:55That's what I'm saying.
37:55How am I getting charged with something?
37:57I'm telling you, you've been formally charged with homicide.
38:01You are currently in this jail
38:02because you have been formally charged with homicide.
38:05When you have combative suspects, you just have to go hard.
38:08And then you just have to hope that you can break through.
38:12That's a big win.
38:17How am I formally being charged with something?
38:19Well, you'll be formally arraigned within the next couple of days.
38:22How can you be charged with something?
38:24Can I ask a question?
38:25Sure.
38:25Is there any evidence that puts me on the crime scene?
38:28Is there any evidence that puts me in my...
38:29I mean, I'm not going to sit here and give you all of our evidence
38:32and all of the things that we know are true,
38:34but I can answer your question.
38:35Yes, there is reason to believe that you were there that day.
38:37That's a reason to believe.
38:39Kaivon never changed his facial expressions.
38:42He never showed any emotion outside of anger.
38:46He never appeared to be remorseful in anything that's taken place.
38:51Do you have any other questions for me?
38:53No.
38:55All right.
38:57We're done.
39:00Throughout my time as a detective, specifically being a homicide detective,
39:03I often question humanity.
39:05And in moments like this, there's no good reason.
39:08There's no why.
39:09There's nothing that makes sense as to why this incident took place.
39:14It just doesn't make sense.
39:17It's just disgusting.
39:19I believe Kaivon Wells shot all three of these people over greed
39:24and a few hundred dollars worth of cell phones.
39:28We were able to obtain his DNA pursuant to the search warrant,
39:37and it was confirmed that Kaivon Wells' DNA was within the car.
39:45But no gun was ever located.
39:47I imagine that the gun quickly disappeared shortly after the homicide took place.
39:52On November 21st of 2021, Kaivon Wells pled guilty to second-degree murder,
39:57the killing of Delano Hudson Jr.
40:00Kaivon Wells was sentenced to 28 and a half years in prison as a minimum
40:05and 64 years as the maximum sentence for this crime.
40:14For me, this case was a challenge because Delano Hudson looks so similar
40:19to one of my family members, a person I love.
40:24It was a challenge for me to separate that at times.
40:29I easily could see my own family in those situations
40:34just based on the emotional trauma they were dealing with.
40:41What do I miss most about Delano?
40:44Everything.
40:46I miss his smile.
40:48I miss his laughter.
40:49I miss how he looks like my grandmother.
40:51Like, if you've seen them two together, you would think they were literally twins.
40:56Same eyes, same nose, everything.
41:01Like, I miss everything about him.
41:05He was an amazing person.
41:08And being able to know him and being able to see him grow from birth
41:13was nothing short than special.
41:19Delano Hudson Jr., you are missed.
41:22You are loved.
41:26And I wish you could be here with us today.
41:29Be here with us today.
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