GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Police Department responded to three separate overnight shootings and one stabbing Saturday night going into Sunday morning. One of the shootings was fatal.
Grand Rapids Police spokesperson Raul Alvarez gave this overview of Saturday's gun violence:
1 injured in shooting at Bradford Street NE and Lafayette Avenue NE
At 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening, a call came in for a “sound of shots,” police said. Five casings were found along Bradford Street between Clancy Avenue and Lafayette Avenue.
When officers were on scene, a 20-year-old gunshot wound victim arrived at the hospital. He told police he believes he was walking near Bradford Street and College Avenue NE when shots were fired at him from a vehicle as it drove by. The victim was shot in the foot.
Due to the proximity of the original gun shots call, officers believe this is one in the same call.
1 injured, 50 casings found at Bemis Street SE and Neland Avenue SE
At 11:33 p.m. Saturday, a handful of calls came in regarding an active gunfight in on Bemis Street near Neland Avenue SE. A caller told police she had been shot.
That victim was transported to the hospital with a grazed, non-life-threatening wound to the side of the head.
Officers responded to Bemis Street and found multiple scenes. GRPD says over 50 casings were found.
1 killed on Turner Avenue near 5th Street NW
At 2:20 a.m. Sunday morning, officers were flagged down on Turner Avenue near 5th Street NW in reference to a shooting victim.
Upon arrival, officers found a 24-year-old man with multiple apparent gunshot wounds.
Officers started CPR prior to the arrival medical personnel; however, the victim succumbed to his wounds and died. The identity of the victim is not being released until family is notified and an autopsy is completed.
This was the 20th homicide of the year, 13 of which were gun-related.
Stabbing at Franklin Street SE and South Division Avenue
At 2:54 a.m., a woman stabbing victim arrived at Butterworth Hospital.
The victim was in critical condition but has since stabilized. A friend that arrived with the victim told police there was a fight at New York Fried Chicken involving many people. During the fight, the victim was stabbed by another woman, police said.
The overnight shootings follow a string of recent gun violence in the city, ranging from shots fired incidences to people getting shot.
Sunday, Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Payne issued a statement in response to the overnight violence:
"I am both troubled and saddened by yet another life lost, a young man killed early this morning on the city’s northwest side. This week’s gun violence should trouble every person who lives and works in Grand Rapids. I will continue working with our community on increased efforts to do whatever we can to get at the root causes of this violence. But we need to do this together. This must include ongoing dialogue, including more cooperation from the public to help us solve these crimes. I believe together we have the ability to find real solutions to this unacceptable level of criminal behavior, which is causing devastating consequences to our neighborhoods," the statement read.
Friday, the police department alongside community leaders held a press conference to address the recent shootings.
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