On February 18, 2020, 39-year-old Deonte Jackson was found dead inside a home at 820 S. 23rd Street in Buena Vista Township, Saginaw County. His death was one of two in what investigators have described as a double homicide; his 68-year-old father, Bruce Banks, was critically injured and later died at a local hospital the same day. Deonte was born December 22, 1980, and grew up in Saginaw, graduating from Buena Vista High School. He had spent five years in Arlington, Texas, before returning in 2019 and worked at Cinderella Inc. and later at Lowe’s.

The Michigan State Police Saginaw Major Case Team and the Buena Vista Township Police handled the investigation, which remained unsolved with no arrests reported. Investigators said the suspect may have walked through snow to 24th Street and left in a vehicle. Crime Stoppers has offered up to a $2,500 reward for information that leads to an arrest.

If anyone knew Deonte or Bruce, or has information about movements near 820 S. 23rd Street or 24th Street on February 18, 2020, please come forward.