Theron Darrell Duncan, 53, was found dead from a gunshot wound in the men’s bathroom of the Douglass House Saloon in downtown Houghton, Michigan, on the evening of November 13, 2023. Duncan lived in Houghton; the shooting was discovered at that downtown establishment.

A person of interest taken into custody was later identified as 59-year-old Houghton attorney Evan Dixon. Dixon was arrested and charged with one count of first-degree premeditated murder and one count of felony firearm. At arraignment in the 97th District Court he was denied bond and held at the Houghton County Jail. Because of Dixon’s long-time role as a local lawyer, both the initial judge and the first public defender recused themselves; a visiting judge was assigned and Dixon underwent a competency evaluation and was found competent.

By August 2024 the case was bound over to Houghton County Circuit Court and Dixon pleaded not guilty in September 2024. As of early 2025 the matter remained in the court process and no motive has been made public.

Did anyone in Houghton know Theron Duncan or have information about the evening of November 13, 2023?