Fourteen people, including six teenagers, have been murdered in Grand Rapids so far this year, according to a review of local reporting by The Grand Rapids Herald.
The city’s single deadliest day came in January, when a woman and her two sons were shot to death in their home.
These are each of the 14 victims in the order they died:
January 27: Jacqueline Neill, 40; Cameron Kilpatrick, 15; and Michael Kilpatrick, 13
Officers found Neill and her two sons shot to death that morning in a home in southeast Grand Rapids. The Kent County prosecutor authorized three counts of first-degree murder against Charles Broomfield, Neill’s fiancé, who admitted to the killings in an interview with investigators, according to News Channel 3.
March 9: Vincenzo Palmeri, 53
Officers were called around 11 a.m. to Northeast Grand Rapids, where Palmeri died at the scene. Palmieri, a landlord, was trying to evict Najee Franklin, 33, who allegedly hit Palmieri in head with a baseball bat, according to Channel 13. Franklin was arraigned on a murder charge.
May 5: Jeremiah Griffin-Cuevas, 15, and Savanah Villarreal, 39
Griffin-Cuevas and Villarreal Rubio, a mother of eight, were shot on the grounds of Southwest Elementary School in Roosevelt Park following a dispute over a soccer game, according to News Channel 3. Griffin-Cuevas died at the scene. Villarreal died in emergency surgery. Rafael Martinez-Lopez was charged with two counts of murder.
May 24: Gatlok Nguany, 18
Nguany, a recent high school graduate, was stabbed in the neck in Southwest Grand Rapids just before 12:30 a.m. following an argument about renting e-scooters, according to Fox 17. He died a short time later at a hospital, and the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide. A 17-year-old was charged with second-degree murder.
May 24: Angel Rivas, 32
About an hour after Nguany was stabbed, officers were called to a bar at South Division Avenue near Burton Street, according to WOOD TV. Rivas had been shot, and was taken to a hospital, where he died. His shooting was ruled a homicide.
June 1: Terry Corona-Tenorio, 26
Officers responded to a drive-by shooting at Francis Avenue SE near Griggs Street SE around 12:30 a.m. Corona-Tenorio was pronounced dead at the scene, and the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide, according to News Channel 3. Jonel Arroyo-Moran, 20, was charged with open murder and a felony firearm count. The two men had fought over a woman last year.
July 26: Antoinio Jones Jr., 33
Jones was pronounced dead around 1:30 a.m. after a shooting in front of Dames N’ Games, a topless bar, according to WOOD TV. Police began investigating his death as a homicide after the medical examiner’s autopsy. Niayn Franklin, 29, was charged with murder.
August 6, Antwone Goodman, Jr., 18
Goodman, a recent high-school graduate, was shot and killed in Northeast Grand Rapids, according to Channel 13.
August 30: John Garner III, 18
Garner, another recent high-school graduate, was shot in a home in southeast Grand Rapids, according to Channel 13. He died at the scene.
September 2: Alexander Jones, 39
Officers responded just after midnight to an apartment building near 20th Street SE, according to Channel 13. The medical examiner ruled Jones’s death a homicide.
September 13: Nnaemeka Basil Okonkwo, 48
Officers found Okonkwo around 1:30 a.m. near Bridge Street with injuries consistent with an assault. The dispute began over a drug deal gone bad. He died later that Sunday, and his death was ruled a homicide. Mario Carter, 56, was charged with murder.