GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Update, 11/30/2020:
Grand Rapids Police Department has identified the victim as 17-year-old Aveion Cloud of Grand Rapids.
He was shot and killed near the intersection of Leonard Street NE and Fuller Avenue NE around 2 a.m.
Detectives have spoken to his family and are asking anyone with information to contact the department or Silent Observer. Detectives can be reached at (616) 456-3380 or through Silent Observer at (616) 774-2345 or www.silentobserver.org.
Original Story, 11/26/2020:
Authorities in Grand Rapids are investigating a shooting on the city's northeast side that left a 17-year-old dead.
According to the press release from the Grand Rapids Police Department, it happened around 2 a.m. in the area of Fuller Avenue NE and Leonard Street NE, near the U Save Mart gas station on the corner.
According to the 13 ON YOUR SIDE crew on scene, several shell casings were found in the gas station's parking lot and in the street. Police taped off the gas station property and shut down the intersection at Fuller and Leonard.
When officers arrived on scene, they located at 17-year-old suffering from gunshot wounds.
Officers attempted first-aid while waiting for emergency crews were on the way. The teen was taking to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police said the teen's identity is being withheld until family can be notified.
It's not yet clear what led up to the incident. Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact the department or Silent Observer. Detectives can be reached at 616-456-3380 or through Silent Observer at 616-774-2345.
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