Michigan State Police identified two men as suspects in the April 2026 shooting death of a 35-year-old man in Flint. Robert Wiggins, 36, and Jaqueyvon McClellan, 22, have both been arraigned on first-degree premeditated murder charges, and judges denied bond for each defendant.
Fatal April Shooting
The case began on April 11, 2026. Police said the 35-year-old victim arrived at a hospital with multiple gunshot wounds and was later pronounced dead.
Witnesses told investigators that the shooting followed an altercation between the victim and a suspect. Mid-Michigan reporting placed the shooting in the 200 block of East Gracelawn Avenue in Flint.
The victim’s name was not included in the detailed case reports reviewed for this update, so this article does not add an identity from unrelated or unverified sources.
Two Suspects Identified
Michigan State Police later identified Wiggins, of Flint, and McClellan, of Mount Morris, as suspects in the homicide. Their cases reached court on different dates.
McClellan was arraigned first, on June 21. Wiggins was arraigned on July 15. Both men are accused of first-degree premeditated murder.
Charges Against Robert Wiggins
Wiggins faces the broader charging list of the two defendants. Michigan State Police said he was arraigned on one count of first-degree premeditated murder and three felony-firearm counts.
He was also charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, possession of ammunition by a prohibited person, carrying a concealed weapon, and lying to a peace officer during a violent-crime investigation.
A judge denied Wiggins bond at his July 15 arraignment.
Charges Against Jaqueyvon McClellan
McClellan was arraigned on one count of first-degree premeditated murder, one felony-firearm count, and carrying a concealed weapon.
His bond was also denied.
The public reports scheduled later court appearances for July 21 and July 23. Those scheduled dates are not treated here as completed hearings because no case-specific source reviewed for this update established what occurred at either proceeding.
Investigation and Alleged Altercation
The case-specific reports provide only a limited account of the confrontation itself. Witnesses told police that an altercation preceded the shooting, but the public reporting does not provide a complete narrative of the dispute, identify a motive, or specify the alleged role prosecutors attribute to each defendant during the gunfire.
That limitation is important because both men face the same top murder charge while Wiggins also faces several additional firearm and investigation-related counts. Later court filings or hearings may provide a more detailed account of the state’s theory.
The Two Defendants Reached Court on Different Timelines
McClellan was arraigned on June 21, while Wiggins was not arraigned until July 15. That matters because the July 15 appearance is the latest completed court event identified in the reporting reviewed for this update. Both men were denied bond, but their charging packages are not identical. McClellan faces first-degree premeditated murder, felony-firearm and concealed-weapon charges. Wiggins faces those core allegations plus additional firearm, ammunition and false-statement counts.
Police Reports Differ on the Exact Time of the April 11 Shooting
The public case-specific sources contain a timing discrepancy. WNEM, citing police, reported that the victim arrived at a hospital at 8:22 p.m. with multiple gunshot wounds. Mid-Michigan NOW separately reported that the shooting occurred around 10:20 p.m. in the 200 block of East Gracelawn Avenue. Because those times cannot both describe the sequence literally as written, this update does not choose one without additional documentation. The sources agree on the material facts that the shooting occurred April 11, the victim was 35, he suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and he died after the incident.
Early Investigation and Later Charges
An April 13 Michigan State Police post described the preliminary investigation as a fatal shooting that followed an altercation in the street. At that early stage, police had not publicly announced the two men who were later charged. By July, investigators identified Wiggins and McClellan and brought the first-degree murder cases into district court.
The reports listed future July 21 and July 23 court dates for the defendants, but the current source review did not locate reliable case-specific reporting establishing what occurred at those scheduled appearances. A scheduled hearing is not treated as a completed update. The latest verified event therefore remains Wiggins’ July 15 arraignment unless a later docketed result is independently confirmed.
What This Update Clarifies
The two defendants reached court on different dates and face different combinations of charges. McClellan was arraigned June 21, while Wiggins was arraigned July 15 on the broader list of firearm and investigation-related counts. The July 15 arraignment is therefore the latest verified completed court event reflected in the post date.
The local reports listed later hearing dates, but a scheduled appearance is not the same as a verified outcome. Because the current review did not locate a case-specific report establishing what happened at those hearings, this article does not guess that the charges were bound over, amended or resolved.
Case Chronology
- April 11, 2026: A 35-year-old man is shot in Flint and later dies at a hospital. Witnesses describe an altercation before the shooting.
- June 21, 2026: Jaqueyvon McClellan is arraigned on first-degree murder and firearm-related charges. Bond is denied.
- July 15, 2026: Robert Wiggins is arraigned on first-degree murder and multiple firearm-related charges. Bond is denied.
- July 16, 2026: Michigan State Police and local news outlets publicly detail the charges against both defendants.
Latest Verified Status
Wiggins and McClellan are both charged with first-degree premeditated murder and remain without bond under the latest verified case-specific reporting located for this article. No guilty plea, verdict or sentence was found in the reviewed sources.
Source Availability
The current review located the Michigan State Police public case update and two detailed local reports based on that update. No later independent report establishing the outcome of the scheduled July court dates was located, so those outcomes are not inferred.
Sources
Charges and allegations described in this article remain allegations unless established by a guilty plea, verdict, or court judgment. This article reflects case-specific public information available through August 11, 2026.
