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GRPD identifies man found with gunshot wound after crashing car

Posted at 12:51 PM, Dec 08, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-08 12:52:26-05

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids police have identified the victim from a Sunday night shooting.

Michael George Eastwood, a 23-year-old from Plainfield Township, was found with a gunshot wound to the chest after crashing his vehicle into a building near Division Avenue and Burton.

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Police say they tried to save the man, but he later died at the hospital.

The Kent County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled his death a homicide.

GRPD says the incident may be related to a shots fired call in the area of Burton and Collins SE around the same time.

No suspects are in custody.