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Man, 35, killed in early morning shooting in Grand Rapids identified

The 35-year-old man arrived at the hospital around three hours after the shooting with a gunshot wound to the chest. He later died.
Credit: Jacob Feuerstein, WZZM

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The man killed in an early morning shooting has been identified, police say.

Jeremy Parnell, 35, died on June 29 following a shooting in south Grand Rapids. His death has been ruled a homicide. 

Officers first heard about the shooting around 12:20 that morning. Police were dispatched to Ardmore Street SE and Thelma Avenue SE for a report of the sound of gunshots. 

GRPD said officers found evidence of a weapon being fired, but no victim on the scene. 

A short while later, a man arrived at a local hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, police said. 

Parnell arrived at the hospital around 3 a.m. with a gunshot wound to the chest. He later died.

The investigation by the Major Case Team at GRPD is ongoing. 

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Grand Rapids Police Department or Silent Observer.  Detectives can be reached at (616) 456-3380 or tips can be sent anonymously through Silent Observer at (616) 774-2345 or www.silentobserver.org.

    

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