GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Police are investigating a vehicle of interest that is believed to be connected to the deaths of three people in the Burton Heights neighborhood.
The vehicle was located hours after two people were found dead and a third was shot and killed, all within blocks of each other.
Monday morning, Grand Rapids Police responded to the Burton Heights neighborhood after several people called 911 to report a man and a woman bloodied in the street in two separate areas.
One of the victims was found in the area of Melville Street SE and Horton Avenue SE, while the other was found near Melville Street Southeast & Francis Avenue Southeast.
Police have not announced their cause of death.
Hours later, a man was shot and killed in the 2000 block of Horton Avenue Southeast. Police said they can't yet say with certainty if this shooting death is connected to the two people found dead in the same neighborhood.
Monday evening, a black Jeep was found about three miles from the crime scene. Authorities gathered evidence from the car and towed it away.
No information has been released on a possible suspect or suspects.
Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom said there does not appear to be any reason for residents to fear for their safety.
"It appears to be very targeted. Very personal in nature, and I don't believe that anyone has anything to be fearful of," he said.
Officers went door-to-door to try to find surveillance video, witnesses or any other evidence that could help them figure out what happened. The investigation is still underway.
If you have any information that could help authorities, you're urged to call the Grand Rapids Police Department or submit an anonymous tip through Silent Observer.
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