GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The Grand Rapids Police have released the names of the three victims in Monday's shooting spree on the city's southeast side.
The GRPD says officers found the bodies of a man and a woman in the street, about four blocks apart, around 11:10 a.m. About five hours later, another shooting victim was declared dead on Horton Avenue, not far north of where the first two shootings had occurred.
The city police provided more information in a news release Tuesday afternoon. It broke down the shootings as two separate scenes while police investigate whether the incidents were connected:
Scene 1
At approximately 11:10 a.m., officers were called to the first scene with two victims. Both had been fatally shot and were left lying in the street. Both deaths have been ruled as homicides following the autopsies by the Kent County Medical Examiner.
- Anayia Rodriguez, aged 20, was located on Melville Street SE near Francis Ave SE.
- Malik Eubanks, aged 19, was located on Horton Ave SE near Melville Street SE.
- Mr. Eubanks’ child (aged two years, 11 months old) was found wandering alone about a mile away from the crime scene. The child was unharmed but had blood on them. The child is with the mother.
- At approximately 7:45 p.m. yesterday, an unoccupied vehicle of interest was located in the 900 block of Sherman Street SE.
Scene 2
At approximately 4:00 p.m., about an hour after police had cleared the initial scene, another fatal shooting occurred in the 2000 block of Horton Ave SE.
- Darryl Yarber, aged 32, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
- Following an autopsy by the Kent County Medical Examiner, the death has been ruled a homicide.
“Yesterday was an incredibly tragic day for this neighborhood and for our city as the lives of three young people were taken from us,” said Chief Eric Winstrom. “I know that many in this neighborhood and elsewhere are fearful following these shocking murders, but at this time, we believe these were very targeted incidents and there is no threat to the broader community. Residents have been very forthcoming with information, and I urge anyone who knows anything to come forward. We can all work together to bring justice for these three victims and their loved ones.”
Anyone with information on these murders is urged to contact the detective unit at (616) 456-3380. Tips can be sent anonymously through Silent Observer at (616) 774-2345/ www.silentobserver.org.
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