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17-year-old shot in Grand Rapids

A 17-year-old was shot near the intersection of 28th Street and Eastern Avenue on Tuesday morning.
Credit: WZZM

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) are investigating the shooting of a 17-year-old in Grand Rapids Tuesday morning.

Multiple calls to GRPD were made Tuesday morning around 11:30 a.m. reporting the sound of gunshots and seeing a vehicle with bullet holes in it at the intersection of 28th Street and Eastern Ave.

Police say that the victim of the shooting also made a 911 call and was met by officers in the area of 36th Street and Kalamazoo Ave.

The 17-year-old was a passenger in the car and was transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries.

The other occupants of the vehicle were unable to provide a suspect description or a description of the vehicle that they were driving.

If anyone has information related to this investigation, they are encouraged to contact GRPD detectives at (616) 456-3380 or Silent Observer at (616) 774-2345 or silentobserver.org.

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