Lansing police investigate homicide after 60-year-old man shot, killed

LANSING — Police have identified a man who was shot and killed late Wednesday in Lansing as Larry Willis Fields, 60, of Lansing.

Officers were called to the 1100 block of Climax Street about 10:25 p.m. and found a man with a gunshot wound, Lansing police said in a news release. 

They tried to revive the man, but he was pronounced dead on the scene, according to the release. They released Fields' name in a separate release on Thursday afternoon. 

Investigators did not know the motive for the shooting but said there is no active threat to the public, according to the release.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the main Lansing police desk at 483-4600, Detective Sgt. Beth Frazier at 483-4659 or CrimeStoppers at 483-7867. They can also send a private message through the department's Facebook page. 

Contact reporter Kara Berg at 517-377-1113 or kberg@lsj.com. Follow her on Twitter @karaberg95.