Shooting Investigation

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NEWS RELEASE

Grand Rapids Police Department

APPROVED: Sgt. Chris Postma FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

FOR RELEASE: September 14, 2010      


Phone: 456-3343
Fax: 456-4490

10-068812

SHOOTING INVESTIGATION

On Tuesday, September 14, 2010, at 8:00 p.m., The Grand Rapids Police responded to the
600 block of Stolpe St SW on the report of a shooting. On arrival, police located an
unresponsive 16 year old male on his porch with a gunshot wound to the head.

Police were told that shots were fired from the passenger side of a tan or white sedan,
unknown make and model, traveling east on Stolpe St. The vehicle was occupied by at least
three males. Witnesses had described further the vehicle fleeing south on Century Ave SW
following the shooting.

The victim was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital. He was taken to surgery with a life
threatening injury. He has been identified as, Ricardo D. Fonseca, a 16 year old resident of
Grand Rapids.

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 456-
3604 or Silent Observer at 774-2345. Silent Observer can also be contacted confidentially at
www.silentobserver.org.

Detective Rick Lewis


Detective James Jorgensen
Sergeant Chris Postma

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

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