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Quentin Marquese Allen

Gender : Male

Age : 31

Race : Unknown

Date : 06/27/2025

Location : State Street, branch of Mercantile Bank

City : Saginaw Township

County : Saginaw

State : Michigan

Agency : Michigan State Police

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during bank robbery

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On June 27, 2025, Allen entered a branch of Mercantile Bank on State Street in Saginaw Township and demanded money from the single employee present. The employee, on a phone call, alerted authorities via 9-1-1. Officers and the MSP Emergency Response Team responded, and Allen barricaded the branch for approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes, taking the employee hostage and making demands that included $10,000 cash, a Faygo soda, and potato chips. Law enforcement deployed a drone to deliver the food items to Allen in an effort to secure the hostage’s release. At one point, Allen used the hostage as a human shield while opening the bank door to retrieve the delivery. A trooper positioned about 115 yards away fired one shot, fatally striking Allen and ending the standoff. The Michigan Attorney General’s Office concluded the trooper’s use of force was a justified defense of others.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.michigan.gov/ag/news/press-releases/2025/10/24/ag-reviews-fatal-june-2025-michigan-state-police-shooting-in-saginaw
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/trooper-defense-others-shooting-man-bank-standoff-michigan/
https://www.wnem.com/2025/10/24/ag-officer-involved-shooting-death-mercantile-bank-was-defense-others/