Willie Jean Dawson, 41, was fatally shot on the evening of September 8, 2017, as he left Dom’s Food Market on Saginaw’s West Side. The shooting followed a dispute with another man, Troy Lee-Jabbar McClain Jr., reportedly tied to an alleged affair involving McClain’s wife. Benjamin Roy Daly reportedly saw Dawson at the market and called McClain to give his location. McClain arrived with Alexander Jones III, gave Jones a firearm, and instructed him to shoot Dawson; Jones then opened fire, killing Dawson.

McClain and Daly were arrested in connection with the killing and faced legal proceedings for their roles in Dawson’s murder. What information do readers have about Dawson’s life or about events that evening that could help clarify what happened?