GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A man who was shot while sitting in his car in Grand Rapids last Friday has died.
The Grand Rapids Police Department said the man had been in critical condition from his shooting wounds and died at the hospital Wednesday.
Following an autopsy, the Kent County Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide.
Authorities have not named the deceased.
The shooting happened Friday, Sept. 6 in the area of 10th Street and Turner Avenue.
The assailants fired multiple rounds at the man who was in the driver's seat of a car, police said. The victim drove away and then crashed, police said.
He suffered significant injuries but later died.
"Sounds like the shooters were in a separate vehicle that fled the area," GRPD Chief Eric Winstrom said at the time, "Preliminarily, it's looking like this is crime-related, maybe drug-related."
"We have a somewhat large scene. The victim is shot while they're in the vehicle, he drove away and then crashed the vehicle, so we have an extensive scene," Winstrom said explaining the large number of law enforcement in the area.
Law enforcement doesn't yet have suspect information that they're ready to share with the public, but did indicate the violence was most likely a targeted incident.
"I do believe there is a really good chance the victim and the shooter knew each other," Winstrom said previously.
"I would say it is pretty brazen," Winstrom said. "One of my biggest fears is we get a random shooting... That doesn't appear to be the case here."
If you have a tip that could help detectives, you're asked to call the Grand Rapids Police Department or Silent Observer.
