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Victim identified in Grand Rapids overnight shooting death

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Posted at 12:58 AM, Jun 26, 2021
and last updated 2021-06-26 15:33:42-04

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Police Department has identified the victim of a fatal shooting that happened on the city's southeast side last night.

The victim has been identified as Arthur Deonte Brown, a Detroit man who was shot and killed last night around 11:30 p.m.

The homicide happened Friday night in a parking lot near Madison Avenue and 28th Street SE.

When officers arrived, they found Brown dead on the scene with an apparent gunshot wound.

An on-duty Lieutenant with Grand Rapids Police told FOX 17 two men were spotted near the scene by witnesses. Officers are looking for those individuals.

Detectives and forensic personnel are continuing to investigate the situation. Anyone with information to contact investigators directly at (616)-456-3380 or through Silent Observer (616)-774-2345.