On the evening of Wednesday, April 30, 2025, violence on the West Side of Saginaw, Michigan, left 41-year-old Michael Wayne Carroll Jr. dead. The shooting occurred just after 6:00 p.m. near South Michigan Avenue and Wayne Street. Carroll and a 66-year-old man were found with gunshot wounds and taken to Covenant HealthCare; the older man was listed in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries, while Carroll succumbed to his wounds at the hospital.

Born in Saginaw, Carroll worked as a cook at Texas Roadhouse and was remembered by the community as a gentle giant who enjoyed fishing, bowling and camping. He was a father to two sons and was known by the nickname 4 Mike Bibby. The Saginaw Police Department and Michigan State Police opened a homicide investigation; no arrests or suspect descriptions had been released in the initial reports.

If anyone was in the area just after 6:00 p.m. on April 30 or has information about the shooting, please contact the Saginaw Police or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers.