Incident
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12-09-2019 Michigan Saginaw 1-2
Location
December 09, 2019
Saginaw, Michigan
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Richard L. Townsend, Jr.
- Age: 26
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Name: Joseph T. Black
- Age: 25
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Unharmed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Name: Steven L. Winters
- Age: 27
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Unharmed, Arrested
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Home Invasion
- Home Invasion - Resident killed
- Drug involvement
- Armed robbery with injury/death and/or evidence of DGU found
- Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person
Notes
found in neighbor's yard; Witness shot (nonfatal) 1-7-21; suspect Black shot (fatal) 1-8-21
Guns Involved
2 guns involved.
- Type: Unknown
- Type: Unknown
Sources
- URL: https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2021/01/man-wanted-in-saginaw-murder-case-found-dead-in-area-park.html
- URL: https://www.abc12.com/2021/01/12/police-saginaw-county-murder-suspect-shot-a-witness-then-was-shot-and-killed-himself/
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District
Congressional District: 8State Senate District: 35
State House District: 94