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Kevin Michael Marshall was 33 and an eight-year veteran of the Michigan State Police when he was killed during a tactical entry on July 7, 2003. Officers had gone to a Fremont, Michigan address the night before to serve a felony warrant on 40-year-old Scott Allen Woodring for accosting children for immoral purposes. Woodring barricaded himself, prompting a roughly 14-hour standoff that ended when the Emergency Support Team made a forced entry on the afternoon of July 7.

Trooper Marshall led the entry team and was struck four times by rifle rounds as they breached the home. He was taken to a local hospital and then airlifted to Grand Rapids, where he died during surgery. Two other officers were hit; one suffered non-life-threatening injuries and the other was protected by a helmet. Woodring escaped the burning house, and investigators later found weapons and survival gear in the remains. A first-degree murder warrant was issued for Woodring, who was found on July 13, 2003. Confronted in a vehicle behind a house, he exited armed with an assault rifle and officers fired; Woodring was pronounced dead at the scene. Trooper Marshall was survived by his wife and two children.

Did anyone in the area have contact with Trooper Marshall or observed the standoff that could add details to the timeline?