GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids police say the suspect in a stabbing and attempted carjacking in Walker was shot by an officer.
Police say the situation began around 8:56 a.m. Saturday when officers were called to the area of First Street NW and Milwaukee Avenue NW.
Grand Rapids Police Sergeant Terry Dixon says the suspect, identified as 20-year-old Victor Gonzalez, was shot in the stomach. He was taken to the hospital where he is in surgery. The officer was not injured.
Dixon also confirmed Gonzalez is the suspect in a stabbing and attempted carjacking at the Meijer on Alpine Avenue in Walker Thursday night.
Grand Rapids police say they received an anonymous tip that Gonzalez was in the area of First Street and Milwaukee Avenue Saturday morning. When officers arrived, they saw him going into the Steel Cat Bar. Officers tried to speak with Gonzalez, but he fled.
Police say he then ran inside the nearby One Bourbon Bar & Restaurant at 608 Bridge Street NW. After about an hour, he tried to run out of the back of the building where he was shot.
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