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Giovanni McNab
Age : 34
Gender : Male
Race : Native American
Date : 08/09/2023
Location : Mackinac Bridge
City : Goetzville
County : Chippewa
State : Michigan
Agency : United States Marshals Service; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Chippewa County Sheriff's Office; Michigan State Police
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by Tribal Police and CBP during child abduction investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/09/2023, members of the United States Marshals Service Special Operations Group went to a residence on South Goetz Road near Goetzville to arrest 34-year-old Giovanni McNab on Missouri warrants for parental kidnapping and child abduction and to recover two missing children. Earlier that day, officers had arrested his wife, Lindsey McNab. During the arrest operation, Giovanni McNab came out of the residence and opened fire on law enforcement officers, striking and wounding a Deputy U.S. Marshal. He then retreated back inside the home with the two children.
The shooting triggered an hours-long standoff involving the U.S. Marshals Service, FBI, Michigan State Police, Chippewa County Sheriff's Office, U.S. Border Patrol, ATF, U.S. Coast Guard Criminal Investigative Service, Sault Tribe Police Department, Bay Mills Police Department, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and members of the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Task Force. Officers surrounded the residence while negotiators worked to resolve the incident.
After the standoff ended, members of the U.S. Marshals Special Operations Group entered the residence and found McNab dead. The two abducted children were recovered unharmed and placed into protective custody. Federal authorities did not publicly describe the precise circumstances of McNab's death, identify which officers fired their weapons, or release body-camera footage. The FBI and U.S. Marshals Service conducted the investigation.
OFFICER HISTORY:
The United States Marshals Service has not publicly identified the deputy marshals or task force officers who fired during the operation.
