Nineteen-year-old Ryan Clemons was killed on the night of June 24, 2023, when multiple people opened fire into a crowd at a large unauthorized street party called Freaknik 23 near Johnson and Fourth Streets in Saginaw, Michigan. A recent graduate of Saginaw High School, class of 2022, he had stayed in his hometown and worked at places including Cracker Barrel, Zehnder’s, and Nexteer. He was the son of Thomasine Nickleberry and Charles R. Clemons.

The gathering drew about 500 people and persisted despite police efforts to disperse it; investigators later recovered shell casings from five different firearms, and 13 other people were injured that night either by gunfire or by vehicles fleeing the scene. Pamela Whitson, 51, was also fatally wounded. Two people were arrested for disorderly conduct immediately after the incident, but no arrests have been announced in connection with the homicides and no suspects have been publicly identified.

Anyone who knew Ryan, was at the event, or has information about the shootings is asked to contact the Saginaw Police Department.