KENT COUNTY, Mich. — The Kent County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Tuesday night homicide in Byron Township.
The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. in the 6400 block of Division Avenue, police say. A passing motorist heard a gunshot and reported the incident to police.
Responding officers found a 50-year-old Kentwood man in the driver's side of a pickup truck with a gunshot wound. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police later identified him as Joseph Wilder.
Police say early investigation indicates the shooting may have been connected to an attempted robbery near an ATM.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact police at 616-632-6125 or Silent Observer at 616-774-2345.
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