KENT COUNTY, Mich — A man is in critical condition after being shot in Grand Rapids and found in a ditch in southern Kent County, Michigan State Police said.
Around 5 a.m. Sunday, troopers responded to the entrance ramp of 100th Street to southbound US-131 where they found a 26-year-old Grand Rapids man with several life-threatening gunshot wounds in a ditch on the side of the road. His vehicle was parked on the shoulder of the ramp.
Police said they believe the man was involved in an "altercation" earlier in the morning, possibly at Fish Ladder Park in Grand Rapids. Police believe the man fled the downtown area and traveled south on US-131.
The man was transported to Metro Hospital in Byron Center where he remains in critical condition.
Police processed the scene near 100th Street for several hours before clearing it around 4:30 p.m. The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the MSP Rockford Post at 616-866-4411 or Michigan State Police Dispatch at 989-732-5141.
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