Lawrence “Larry” Boyd IV Murder Trial

 Victim name
Lawrence “Larry” Boyd IV
Age- 32
Body found around 7:48 a.m. on Nov. 16, 2025

Both suspects were arraigned on Nov. 18, 2025

 Suspects 
17-year-old Eugene Dale Thompson of Traverse City, who is accused of pulling the trigger and shooting
18-year-old Hunter Vanderwall of Traverse City, who is charged in the case as an accomplice

20-Year-Old Austin Bucco
According to local reporting, Bucco was formally arraigned in 86th District Court after investigators found him in photographs stored on the cell phones of the other defendants — Hunter Vanderwall and Eugene Thompson — holding and posing with the weapon believed to have been used in the fatal shooting of Lawrence “Larry” Boyd IV

Dispatch Recordings

Not an accurate timeline– the audio has been edited to remove dead air. Audio starts at roughly 9:30pm on November 15th and ends roughly at 1:30am on November 16th

2025-256103-FY

1. HOMICIDE-MURDER FIRST DEGREE-PREMEDITATED (750316-A)
2. HOMICIDE-ATTEMPTED MURDER (75091)
3. WEAPONS-FIREARMS-RECEIVING & CONCEALING (750535B)
4. WEAPONS-CARRYING CONCEALED (750227)
5. POLICE OFFICER-ASSAULTING/RESISTING/OBSTRUCTING (75081D1)
6. WEAPONS-FELONY FIREARM (750227B-A)
7. BREAKING & ENTERING-VEHICLE TO STEAL PROPERTY < $200 (750356A2A)

2025-256105-FY

1. HOMICIDE-FELONY MURDER (750316-B)
2. POLICE OFFICER-ASSAULTING/RESISTING/OBSTRUCTING (75081D1)
3. BREAKING & ENTERING-VEHICLE TO STEAL PROPERTY < $200 (750356A2A)