Michael James Robinson Rudd-Corbin, known as Michael Corbin, was 27 when he was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds in his Battle Creek, Michigan, home on Boulder Street on November 23, 2019. A father of two boys, he was described as a kind, comforting presence who enjoyed basketball, shopping and beach days with his family. His brother discovered the body.

Police executed a search warrant at a residence on Harris Street and arrested three people, including two 17-year-old high school students, Kolbie McGinn and Trenten Cohoon. Investigators say McGinn and Cohoon went to Corbin’s home intending to steal a lockbox; during the attempted robbery a struggle occurred and Corbin was shot three times. Both teenagers later accused the other of firing the shots, and both admitted taking several items from the house after Corbin was killed.

Kolbie McGinn was later convicted of first-degree murder, armed robbery and felony firearm; Trenten Cohoon pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter and armed robbery. What details about that night or the people involved might help explain how the planned theft escalated to murder?