GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A man is facing a murder charge in a Grand Rapids shooting previously suspected as accidental.
Cavari Brown, 22, is facing an open murder charge in the death of his uncle, 35-year-old Gregory Lee Rogers, according Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker.
The shooting happened Nov. 27 in the 300 block of Straight Street NW.
Grand Rapids police investigating a shooting death in the 300 block of Straight Street NW on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016.
A source previously told 24 Hour News 8 that Rogers apparently shot himself while shoving a pistol into the waistband of his pants.
Rogers was taken to the hospital where he later died from his injuries.
Police originally called the shooting a homicide, but less than an hour later called it a death investigation and possible suicide.
Brown remains in the Kent County jail awaiting arraignment.
Brown, who authorities suspect is a gang member, is also charged with being a habitual offender, with prior convictions for drugs and weapons.