blackie Shot, Killed in Grand Rapids; City Breaks Homicide Record with 35 Killings in 2020, with 24 Days to Go

By Grand Rapids Anonymous
Monday, December 7, 2020 at 1:04:00 P.M. EST

blackie Shot, Killed in GR; City Breaks Homicide Record with 35 Killings in 2020 Grand Rapids

By woodtv.com staff Posted: Dec 7, 2020 / 06:11 A.M. EST / Updated: Dec 7, 2020 / 12:13 P.M. EST

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Grand Rapids police are investigating the city’s 35th homicide this year after a man was shot and killed Sunday.

The Grand Rapids Police Department said around 9 p.m. officers tried to stop a car that was driving erratically in the area of Burton Street and Division Avenue. The car crashed into a building just west of the intersection.

Officers found out the driver had a gunshot wound to the chest. The victim, a 23-year-old man, was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to a GRPD news release.

Police said the homicide may be connected to a shots fired call that happened around the same time in the area of Burton Street and Collins Avenue SE.

There are no suspects at this time.

GRA: The same trend as in other cities where blacks have growing demographics—a new record—which will be broken over and over, as minority population increases.
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