5 homicides in Grand Rapids so far this year

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A deadly shooting on Grand Rapids’ West Side Tuesday marks the city’s fifth homicide of the year.

The homicides span over two weeks, with most of the cases still being unsolved. Police have not released information to indicate any of the cases are connected.

The most recent homicide of 2018 happened on Tuesday, Jan. 23 outside a home in the 1100 block of Second Street NW near Garfield Avenue. Police found a man, who has not yet been identified, with multiple gunshot. He was taken to the hospital where he later died. Investigators have not yet released a suspect description.

Then on Friday, Jan. 19 detectives say 26-year-old Curtis D. Swift Jr. was shot to death at a home on the city’s northwest side. Investigators have not released a suspect description as of Wednesday morning.

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