On December 31, 2025, 19-year-old Kendall Berrington was killed by gunfire inside a Marathon gas station on Court Street in Saginaw, Michigan. Berrington was days from her due date and was pregnant with a son she planned to name Roman when a suspect entered the store and began shooting at another individual. Berrington, reportedly in the store to buy a soda, was struck and killed; a 22-year-old man with her was critically injured.

Investigators from the Saginaw Police Department and the Michigan State Police Major Case Unit treated the deaths as a priority. On January 13, 2026, 17-year-old Korvareaon Smith turned himself in with a parent and was taken into custody at the Saginaw County Juvenile Detention Center. The Saginaw County Prosecutor charged Smith with open murder in Berrington’s death, a homicide charge for the killing of her unborn child, assault with intent to murder for the second shooting victim, and felony firearm counts; he was held without bond.

Berrington’s family described her as vibrant and always smiling; the community mourned her loss. If anyone was at the Marathon station that morning or has information about what happened, please come forward.