Huron Township man charged in murder of 36-year-old girlfriend, police say

Nathan Barks charged in connection with Dawn Sinkey’s death

Nathan Jordan-Donald Barks is charged in connection with the Feb. 27, 2022, murder of his girlfriend in Huron Township. (WDIV)

HURON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A Huron Township man has been charged in connection with the murder of his 36-year-old girlfriend, police said.

Officers and firefighters were called around 1:15 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 27) to the Huron Estates Mobile Home Community in the 27000 block of Bordeau Drive in Huron Township.

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When authorities arrived, they found Dawn Sinkey, 36, of Huron Township, suffering from a gunshot wound to her chest, they said. She was taken to a nearby hospital, where she died from her injuries.

Investigators said Sinkey got into an argument with her boyfriend, Nathan Jordan-Donald Barks, 30, of Huron Township. That argument escalated, and Barks fired a handgun, fatally injuring Sinkey, according to authorities.

He was arrested after fleeing the scene, police said.

Barks is charged with second-degree murder, felon in possession and two felony firearm violations.

He is expected to be arraigned Thursday morning in 34th District Court.

Nathan Jordan-Donald Barks (Huron Township Police Department)

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