Valarie Denice Wright, 51, was fatally shot at a motel in Saginaw, Michigan, on Friday, April 13, 2018. A long-time Head Start employee with the Saginaw Intermediate School District, she was remembered as a mother, grandmother, sister and friend.

The shooting followed an evening confrontation involving Valarie, her husband of twenty-nine years Troy Lee Wright, Sr., and another man. While Valarie and the other man were driving away, they reported Troy Wright was following them and she called 911 saying he had a gun; Troy Wright also called 911 claiming his wife was being held hostage. Later that morning Troy Wright returned to the motel and fired into the room where Valarie was, and she died from the gunshot.

Troy Lee Wright was arrested and later convicted by a jury of second-degree murder, assault with intent to murder, carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, and three counts of felony-firearm. Does anyone have information about Valarie’s life in Saginaw or the motel where this happened?