Michael Kenneth Collins, 40, was killed in his Dowagiac, Michigan home during a violent early-morning invasion on Monday, January 27, 2020. Investigators say two men forced their way into the Louise Avenue residence near Pine Lake; the intruders were armed, masked, and held people inside while searching for property to steal. Police described the attack as targeted, noting that one of the suspects, Jay Vincent Penar, had previously lived at the home.

Authorities arrested both suspects soon after the incident—Penar north of Three Rivers and Justin Robert-Gabriel Carlton at a Kalamazoo Township residence. Prosecutors charged them with a range of offenses including open murder, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, multiple counts of armed robbery, and felony-firearm. Court filings and the prosecutor’s office say Carlton shot Collins after Collins resisted; both men later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received lengthy prison terms.

Does anyone have additional information about Collins, the Louise Avenue address, or what led investigators to view the attack as targeted?