{
  "id": "2026-01-10-mott-community-college-ballenger-field-house-shooting",
  "slug": "mott-community-college-ballenger-field-house-shooting-2026-01-10",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Mott Community College",
    "shortName": "MCC",
    "state": "MI",
    "type": "community-college",
    "alertSystemName": "Mott Alert",
    "enrollment": 7000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-01-10",
    "type": "shooting",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "headline": "Single shot fired in a restroom during a basketball game; one man wounded",
    "headlinePublic": "Single shot fired in a restroom during a basketball game; one man wounded",
    "summary": "On Saturday, January 10, 2026, a single shot was fired in a restroom at Mott Community College's Ballenger Field House around 3:50 p.m. EST during a basketball game against St. Clair County Community College, [injuring one man who later underwent surgery and is expected to survive](https://www.wnem.com/2026/01/12/1-injured-shooting-mott-community-colleges-ballenger-field-house/). [Two Flint men were later charged](https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2026/01/15/2-charged-after-restroom-shooting-following-basketball-game-at-flint-community-college/), and prosecutors said the man who fired the shot acted in self-defense; neither the shooter, the charged men, nor the victim were Mott students or employees. The shooting [prompted the college to announce new security measures](https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/news/shooting-at-mott-community-college-prompts-new-security-measures/176552).",
    "outcome": "One man was hospitalized and underwent surgery; he is expected to survive. Malik Zamir Henderson, 23, of Flint was charged with gang membership, assault with intent to rob while unarmed, and assault with intent to do great bodily harm; Christopher Gill, 23, of Flint was charged with carrying a concealed handgun in a sports arena. Prosecutors said the single shot Gill fired was lawful self-defense. None were students or employees of the college.",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 1
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "Late afternoon or evening of January 10, 2026, following the approximately 3:50 p.m. shooting at Ballenger Field House",
      "channel": "sms",
      "verbatimText": "There was a shooting incident at Ballenger Field House on January 10, 2026. One suspect is in custody. Officers are on the scene, and we don't believe there are any additional threats to the public at this time. Please do not come to campus.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://appsprod.mcc.edu/PubServ/CrimeAlert/GetFile?ID=1704&location=campusalert",
      "sourceDescription": "Mott Community College Department of Public Safety official Emergency Notification document (ID=1704), quoted verbatim in search indices including MidMichiganNow and Campus Safety Magazine coverage",
      "annotations": [
        "Verbatim text confirmed from the official Mott Community College Department of Public Safety Emergency Notification document (appsprod.mcc.edu/PubServ/CrimeAlert/GetFile?ID=1704), consistently quoted across MidMichiganNow and multiple news outlets",
        "The past-tense framing ('There was a shooting incident...') and 'Please do not come to campus' instruction suggest this was issued shortly after the 3:50 p.m. EST Saturday shooting, intended to prevent students from arriving at the campus ahead of classes resuming Monday",
        "No branded 'Mott Alert:' prefix in this notification, the MCC Department of Public Safety's emergency notification uses direct declarative language without a header prefix, consistent with a campus-alert document rather than an SMS push"
      ],
      "characterCount": 241
    }
  ],
  "context": "The [Ballenger Field House](https://www.mcc.edu/president/bfh-oop-statement.shtml) is Mott Community College's athletics arena in Flint. On January 10, 2026, during a men's basketball game against St. Clair County Community College, [one shot was fired in a restroom around 3:50 p.m. EST](https://www.wnem.com/2026/01/12/1-injured-shooting-mott-community-colleges-ballenger-field-house/), wounding one man who was hospitalized and underwent surgery. Investigators determined the single shot stemmed from a robbery attempt and was [fired in lawful self-defense](https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2026/01/15/2-charged-after-restroom-shooting-following-basketball-game-at-flint-community-college/); two Flint men, Malik Zamir Henderson and Christopher Gill, were charged. The college's president issued a statement and the incident [prompted new campus security measures](https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/news/shooting-at-mott-community-college-prompts-new-security-measures/176552). The case underscores how community-college venues that host public events face threats unrelated to their own enrollees.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "A single shot was fired in a restroom during a public basketball game, wounding one man who survived after surgery",
    "Neither the victim, the shooter, nor the two charged men were Mott students or employees, the violence entered through a public spectator event",
    "Prosecutors ruled the shot was fired in lawful self-defense during a robbery attempt, and the college announced new security measures afterward"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "1 injured in shooting at Mott Community College's Ballenger Field House",
      "url": "https://www.wnem.com/2026/01/12/1-injured-shooting-mott-community-colleges-ballenger-field-house/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "2 charged after restroom shooting following basketball game at Flint community college",
      "url": "https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2026/01/15/2-charged-after-restroom-shooting-following-basketball-game-at-flint-community-college/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Shooting at Mott Community College Prompts New Security Measures",
      "url": "https://www.campussafetymagazine.com/news/shooting-at-mott-community-college-prompts-new-security-measures/176552",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Statement from the Office of the President",
      "url": "https://www.mcc.edu/president/bfh-oop-statement.shtml",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Mott Community College Department of Public Safety official Emergency Notification document (ID=1704), quoted verbatim i",
      "url": "https://appsprod.mcc.edu/PubServ/CrimeAlert/GetFile?ID=1704&location=campusalert",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "shooting",
    "michigan",
    "community-college",
    "emergency-notification",
    "athletics-venue",
    "self-defense"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-29",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-06-01",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}