GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Police Department confirmed two shooting scenes Saturday night in the downtown area near the fireworks at Ah-Nab-Awen Park.
One of the shootings was fatal and killed a 20-year-old man. On Monday, police identified the victim as Saul Espinoza of Grand Rapids. His death has been ruled a homicide.
First shooting
Police said the first shooting occurred in the Big Boy parking lot in the 400 block of Pearl Street NW at 10:34 p.m.
Officers were monitoring a crowd when gunshots went off.
There were two victims; a 17-year-old and a 19-year-old male.
The 17-year-old was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries and the 19-year-old's condition was unknown.
Second shooting
The second shooting occurred 10 minutes later.
This incident occurred at 6th and Front Avenue NW.
Upon arrival, officers found two victims, a 20-year-old man and a female whose age was unknown. The male victim died as a result of the gunshot wounds and the female is currently in surgery at an area hospital, police said.
Both shootings happened outside the boundaries for the fireworks and police said because of extra staffing officers were able to respond quickly.
No arrests have been made in either shooting.
One woman on scene at Front Avenue told us her car was hit by a stray bullet. She said she had family and friends in the car but thankfully no one was hurt.
The shootings remain under investigation and the Grand Rapids Police are asking anyone with information to give them a call.
Saturday night's shootings come after a string of shootings in June, where the GRPD dealt with 10 shootings in five days.
Editor's note: Initially, Saul Espinoza was reported to be 21 years old. It has been updated to show that he was 20 years old.
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