On the evening of July 4, 2019, 60-year-old Carol Baur of Saint Clair Shores, Michigan, was shot and killed inside her home after intervening in a disturbance. Baur had been allowing a longtime acquaintance, Tom Ihlenfeldt, to live with her; her family later said they believed Ihlenfeldt was manipulating her and had threatened to harm her family if asked to leave.

According to accounts of the incident, Ihlenfeldt became agitated with neighbors celebrating with sparklers and began firing a weapon at the crowd, which included children. Baur brought him back into her home in an effort to stop the shooting; once inside, Ihlenfeldt shot her multiple times. A standoff with law enforcement lasted about 30 hours, during which Ihlenfeldt fired at officers with a high-powered rifle and shot at a police robot that was deployed. Authorities found Baur deceased from her wounds inside the residence.

Carol Baur’s family described her as having acted to protect others. If anyone knew Carol, lived nearby that Fourth of July, or has information about what happened, please share what you know.