FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – A Farmington Hills bar is preparing to host a fundraiser to support the relatives of four victims killed in a shooting at home in Livonia this week.
On Saturday, June 13, 2026, beginning at 2 p.m., Mulligan’s Pub and Grub invites the community to pay $20 at the door, with all proceeds to help cover the funeral expenses of Sterling Pierce, Holly Kimball, and Tanner Pierce.
A separate fundraiser has also been created to help cover Nevaeh Finch’s funeral expenses.
Robert McKiddie, the bar’s owner, said Sterling was a longtime regular he first met years ago when he worked at the bar as a bouncer.
“We became good friends ever since then, and he was just a guy you wanted to know,” McKiddie said. “He had a heart bigger than he was.”
McKiddie described Sterling as the life of the party, with a laugh that filled a room.
“He had a boisterous laugh, you felt it in your chest, you felt it in your heart,” he said. “When he laughed, the room laughed with him.”
McKiddie said Tanner, whose 23rd birthday would have been Friday, worked alongside his father as an operating engineer. He said Tanner was excited to build a life with Finch, his longtime girlfriend, and that his dad was his biggest inspiration.
He said the shock of their loss still hasn’t fully set in.
“I pretended it wasn’t him until I found out, and then yesterday, I drove by his house. That was hard,” McKiddie said. “I went back to his house and put a candle and a balloon there, knowing I’ll never have another reason to go over there.”
McKiddie said those who can’t donate are still encouraged to attend the fundraiser on Saturday and share memories of the family.
“If you can donate, great; if you can’t, just come and share,” he said. “It’ll make a difference in somebody’s life if everybody’s here.”
Gage Wade Pierce, the son of Sterling and Holly and brother of Tanner, was charged Friday with four counts of first-degree murder and four counts of felony firearm.
He was denied bond at his arraignment.
He’s scheduled to return to court June 25 for a probable cause conference and July 2 for a preliminary examination.
GoFundMe pages were also created to help support the families impacted.