NEWS RELEASE

Grand Rapids Police Department

APPROVED: Sgt. Chris Postma FOR RELEASE: December 15, 2012 Phone: 456-3343 Fax: 456-4490 12-120817 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

HOMCIDE On December 14th, 2012, at approximately 11:50 pm, Officers responded to a home in the 700 block of Prince St SE. Officers located a female occupant deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. The motive for this shooting has not been determined. The victim was taken to Blodgett Hospital where an autopsy will be conducted. At this time the victims identity is being withheld pending family notification The Grand Rapids Police Department Major Case Team is investigating. Anyone with further information about this incident is asked to call the Grand Rapids Police Department at 4563604 or Silent Observer at 774-2345. Silent Observer can also be contacted confidentially at www.silentobserver.org.

Detective Erika Fannon Detective Patrick Needham Sergeant Chris Postma ###

1 Monroe Center, N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503-2906