GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Police have named a person of interest connected to the shooting death of a mother in downtown Grand Rapids Wednesday.
The victim has since been identified as 22-year-old Leah Marie Gomez. Her death was ruled a homicide.
The Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) says they are looking for 27-year-old Luis Fabian Bernal-Sosa. They say he drives a black early-‘00s Ford Ranger with an elongated cab, custom tires and rims. We’re told there may also be a sticker on the back that reads “Bernal Landscape Management.”
Bernal-Rosa is considered armed and dangerous, according to GRPD. A warrant is out for his arrest.
GRPD also requests the public's assistance in identifying a pair of possible witnesses to the shooting.
Those with knowledge of Bernal-Sosa's whereabouts or the identities of the possible witnesses are urged to call investigators at 616-456-3380. Anonymous tips may also be submitted to Silent Observer by calling 616-774-2345.
Court records show Bernal-Sosa was previously charged in a domestic violence incident in which he reportedly choked Gomez on July 8, 2022 until she passed out twice.
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