MUSKEGON, Mich. — Authorities say a 21-year-old Muskegon man has been taken into custody as a person of interest in the shooting death of Da'Monte Neal.
According to a press release from the Muskegon Police Department, officers arrested a person of interest Monday evening.
Twenty-one year-old Da'Monte Neal was found laying on the ground outside a home on Orchard Avenue with a gunshot wound in his back on Monday around 1:15 p.m. Witnesses told police he was running from the man firing the gun, and was likely trying to get inside this home for protection.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The man police suspect shot and killed Neal was located only a few blocks from the shooting scene. At this time police are not releasing any information about where the person of interest was located, but he's being held in the Muskegon County Jail.
The person of interest is also a 21-year-old Muskegon area man. Police confirm Neal and the person of interest were known acquaintances. It's believed an altercation between the two men preceded the shooting.
Family told 13 ON YOUR SIDE Monday that Neal became a father just three months ago with the birth of his daughter Queen. He graduated from Muskegon High School in 2017 and played on the football team. That year the Big Reds lost in the state championship game at Ford Field. His jersey was No. 7.
The investigation is ongoing. If anyone has any information on this incident please call the Muskegon Police Department as 231-724- 6750 or Silent Observer at 231-722-7463.
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