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GRPD identifies 15-year-old killed in weekend shooting

Update: The victim has been identified as 15-year-old Ju'Qwon Lamar Calvin, according to the Grand Rapids Police Department.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Update, 6/1/2021:

The victim has been identified as 15-year-old Ju'Qwon Lamar Calvin, according to the Grand Rapids Police Department.  

In a release, the department said an autopsy has confirmed the manner of death to be a homicide. 

The incident is still under investigation. GRPD is asking anyone with information to contact them at 616-456-3380 or anonymously through Silent Observer at 616-774-2345.

Original Story, 5/29/2021:

A teenage boy was killed in a shooting in southeast Grand Rapids Saturday morning. 

Police say the shooting happened on Prince Street near Alto Avenue around 4:45 a.m. The boy was found with an apparent gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police are investigating this incident as a homicide.

“This senseless murder of a young man with so much life ahead of him is absolutely intolerable in our community,” said Police Chief Eric Payne in a press release. “It’s nothing short of a tragedy.”

Authorities are still looking for a suspect and are asking anyone with information to call GRPD detectives at 616-456-3380 or Silent Observer at 616-774-2345.

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