Carlos Lafawn Piggee, 48, was fatally shot in the head on the evening of August 31, 2024, during a family retirement celebration near Beidler and Forest in Muskegon, Michigan. According to accounts, a dispute that reportedly began over workplace issues escalated into the shooting. Piggee’s wife of 30 years witnessed the killing; family members remember him as a loving father, grandfather, son, husband, and a community-minded plant manager at Clarios who mentored youth.

Police identified 38-year-old Deangelo Omar Bolden-Sims as the suspect; after a nearly monthlong search with federal assistance, he surrendered at the Muskegon County Courthouse on September 25, 2024, and was arrested and charged with open murder. At arraignment he was initially granted $300,000 bond, which prosecutors challenged and was later raised to $500,000. Court proceedings were ongoing in the fall of 2024.

If anyone attended that gathering or has information about the dispute that led to this shooting, please share what you know.