Kane Elliot Crockett, 28, was shot in Bay City, Michigan, in the early morning of Saturday, March 15, 2025. Officers found him near 18th Street and South Sherman Street shortly after 2 a.m.; he was taken to McLaren Bay Region hospital and died during emergency surgery.

A Bay City resident originally from Bellevue, Ohio, Crockett graduated Clyde High School in 2014 and ran Crockett’s Tree Service LLC. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping and was a father to a son named Kaysen. Investigators initially sought a light-skinned Black man seen fleeing in a red sedan; the probe later focused on 33-year-old Shawn Meredith, who surrendered on the evening of Monday, March 24, 2025, and was charged with felony murder and held at the Bay County Jail.

Two memorial services were held, one in Fremont, Ohio, and another in Bay City. If anyone knew Kane, his routines, or saw activity around 18th and South Sherman Street on March 15, please come forward with information.