Richard Edward McClain was 43 when he was found with an apparent gunshot wound to the head near the intersection of East Carpenter Road and Bellview Street in Flint, Michigan, in the early hours of Monday, January 3, 2022. Michigan State Police encountered him around 12:30 a.m.; he was taken to Hurley where family later thanked the emergency-room staff.

Born February 20, 1978 in Brooklyn, New York, McClain later lived in Georgia and Michigan. Family and friends described him as a reliable hand who could fix or build nearly anything, a strong basketball player and the center of a household that often fed many people on weekends. He is survived by a wife, three children, and an extended network of relatives and close friends who remembered him as deeply loved.

Flint police and Michigan State Police investigated the death through a major-case structure, but early public updates gave no suspect description, motive, or arrests. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share it with authorities.