Stephen William Billett, a 60-year-old White man, was killed during a violent home invasion and robbery at his East 28th Road residence in Cadillac, Michigan, on January 2, 2026. The crime prompted a multi-agency investigation involving the Cadillac Police Department, Michigan State Police and the Wexford County Sheriff’s Office.

Later that same day officers spotted a vehicle reported stolen in the burglary and initiated a traffic stop on Laurel Street. The male driver, identified by investigators as the primary suspect in Billett’s homicide, produced a handgun and pointed it at an officer; the officer fired, and the man was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. A female passenger in the vehicle was unharmed and taken into custody.

Investigations into the homicide and the officer-involved shooting remain ongoing. Does anyone in the Cadillac area have information about the home invasion, the stolen vehicle, or the people involved?