On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, Zachary A. Salminen, 36, a carpenter, was among four people killed in a shooting in Grant Township near Farwell, Michigan. Salminen and a coworker, Wade Bacon, 39, had gone to a home to repair a roof. They arrived after the shooter, 55-year-old Judy Marie Boyer, had already shot and killed her father, 85-year-old Henry Boyer, and her sister, 61-year-old Patricia Boyer, whose bodies were reportedly concealed in a shed.

According to reports, Ryan Beatty, Patricia’s son, arrived, heard the shots that killed Salminen and Bacon, and found his aunt holding the rifle. He persuaded her to hide the weapon and leave, then called authorities. Investigators said Boyer had a list of other potential victims. An arrest followed in connection with the four deaths.