On December 6, 2025, 22-year-old Cori Marie-May Watts was fatally shot during a violent incident at a Muskegon, Michigan home. Watts suffered multiple gunshot wounds and died after being taken to a local hospital. The incident also killed 25-year-old Joshua Fondren Jr.; two other men were reported in critical condition, and a 4-year-old child inside the house suffered a graze wound but was expected to recover.

Watts was born July 5, 2003, in Muskegon and graduated from Fruitport High School in 2021. She ran a small business making sugar scrubs and lip gloss, worked as a home health care worker and as an Amazon associate, and took part in breast cancer awareness activities in honor of her grandmother. She is survived by her parents, siblings and extended family.

The Muskegon Police Department identified and detained a person of interest and said investigators were confident those responsible would be identified; authorities had not released a name. If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Cori, please share what you can with Muskegon police.