Man sentenced to prison for shooting, killing 13-year-old in Kentwood

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Grand Rapids man will spend years in prison for the deadly shooting of a teenager in 2022.

Justin House was sentenced to 14-to-40 years behind bars for second-degree murder, along with a two-year consecutive sentence for felony firearm, according to Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker.

13-year-old Jamarion McCuller was shot and killed on March 12, 2022.

Talbert McCuller

Police say the shooting happened on 29th Street SE in Kentwood.

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House’s attorney has said previously that House was acting in self defense when he shot and killed McCuller.

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