Nicole Marie Schneider Allison was 27 when she was killed on July 4, 2022, in Raisin Township, Michigan. A graduate of Adrian High School and Siena Heights University, she was a mother to three sons and had four stepdaughters. She enjoyed Star Wars, Harry Potter, crafting and playing sports with her children.

On the evening of July 4 a violent altercation with her husband, 44-year-old Michael Lee Allison, ended in Nicole being shot twice. Her body was found in a ditch near the couple’s home on Gady Road. Officers at the scene persuaded Michael to surrender a shotgun and arrested him at the residence. He was charged with open murder and felony firearm. The couple’s children were placed with their maternal grandparents.

What details about Nicole’s life or that night might help someone who knew her come forward with information?