GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A 19-year-old man was shot and killed while driving in his vehicle in Grand Rapids Saturday night, the Police Department says.
Police say the man was driving east on Hall Street near Phillips SW around 9:02 p.m. when the suspect vehicle pulled up next to his car and fired several rounds, then drove off.
The victim was transported to St. Mary's Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Police say he was in possession of a firearm as well.
Detectives and crime technicians are currently investigation the situation.
Kent County Commissioner Robert S. Womack confirmed on Facebook Sunday that the victim was his cousin.
"It seems like a few years back I was DJing my cousin’s open house after he graduated from High School as a basketball legend at East Kentwood," the post reads. "Last night he was shot and killed on Hall Street. Pray for his parents, siblings and our whole family as they deal with losing another family member to gun violence."
Womack, an anti-gun violence advocate, went on to call for an end to the violence.
In October, Womack lost another cousin, 20-year-old Kendall Frost, to gun violence. Frost was shot and killed on the corner of Griggs Street SE and Paris Avenue SE. The investigation into her death is still ongoing.
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