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Suspect in Wyoming gas station shooting charged

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Posted at 11:01 AM, Mar 11, 2024
and last updated 2024-03-11 15:04:40-04

WYOMING, Mich. — Last week an employee at the Admiral Gas Station at Division and 32nd street was shot in front of the store. Today the suspect was arraigned in Wyoming District Court.

20-year-old Niko Rey Mena is charged with assault with intent to murder, carrying concealed weapon and felony firearm. Court documents say that Mena concealed a firearm inside his vehicle. According to police, Mena went inside of the store and made contact an employee, Willis Booker. Police say Mena then follows Booker outside and shoots him and leaves in a car. After being shot Booker was able to stand and went back into the store. He was taken to the Hospital in critical condition.

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A mugshot of Niko Mena

Currently Mena is being held in the Kent county Jail without bail.

Video from a nearby business captured the whole incident on camera.

If you have information on this shooting, please call Wyoming Police Detectives at 616-530-7300 or Silent Observer at 616-774-2345.

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