Rosanna M. Romero, 33, also known by her maiden name Rosanna Marie Keshick, was shot and killed on November 4, 2022, at a home in Union Township, Michigan. A member of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe who worked in the tribe’s business regulations department, Romero was holding a six-month-old baby when an argument in the house escalated and Jonathan Ashford, 39, of Saginaw, fired a weapon that struck her. The infant suffered life-threatening injuries from the gunfire but survived.

Law enforcement identified Jonathan Ashford as the suspect and arrested him. He faced federal charges tied to the incident on the Isabella Reservation; the case experienced multiple trial delays and later proceeded through the federal courts. Ashford pleaded guilty to federal counts including murder, assault with intent to murder, and using a firearm to commit a crime and received a 33-year federal prison sentence.

If anyone knew Rosanna, her family, or was in the Union Township area that day, please share information that could help paint a fuller picture of what happened to her.