Johnell Stephon Whittington, a 30-year-old Black man born January 6, 1994, was shot on the morning of Saturday, June 15, 2024, on Webber Street near the T & M Market in Saginaw, Michigan. State police reported the shooting occurred around 8 a.m.; Whittington was alive when first reached by responders but was transported to a local hospital in critical condition and later died of his injuries.

Police publicly stated there were no arrests or identified suspects at that time and urged anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-422-JAIL. Family remembered Whittington as a local man who graduated from the Cyber Education Center, recorded music under the name Gunna Gwap, and loved being a dad. Visitation and a celebration of life were held at Paradise Funeral Chapel on June 26, 2024.

If anyone saw or heard anything near Genesee Avenue and Webber Street that morning or has information about the shooting, please contact Crime Stoppers.