In the early hours of a spring morning in Lansing, Michigan, the life of 19-year-old Adrien Jayce Price was cut short by a burst of gunfire. On April 11, 2021, a dispute that began at a residence on West Allegan Street escalated into a fatal encounter. Events began to unfold when Price allegedly fired three shots into the front door of a home. This act prompted a call to Adolfo Luiz, whose family was inside the house at the time.
Luiz arrived at the scene armed with a.
22-caliber Uzi-style semi-automatic rifle. In a swift and violent response, he fired eight rounds. One of these bullets struck Price in the back as he was in a vehicle near eastbound Interstate 496 at Pennsylvania Avenue. Lansing police, responding to reports of the shooting, discovered the wounded teenager. He was rushed to a local hospital but ultimately succumbed to his injuries. The investigation that followed determined that the shooting was not a random act of violence but the culmination of the earlier altercation.
In July 2021, Adolfo Luiz was apprehended and faced serious charges for his role in Price's death, including murder and a weapons charge. As the legal process moved forward, Luiz eventually pleaded guilty to the lesser charges of manslaughter and felony firearm possession. The court, in its sentencing in October 2024, appeared to consider the impulsive nature of his actions rather than premeditation. Luiz was sentenced to serve three years and seven months to fifteen years for manslaughter, with an additional mandatory two-year term for the firearm possession charge. This case added another layer of tragedy to the Luiz family, as Adolfo's brother had been killed at the same home in a separate incident the previous year.
