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Grand Rapids Police ID 19-year-old gunned down while in vehicle


This file photo shows the side of a Grand Rapids Police Department vehicle. GRPD says a gunman fired several shots into a vehicle, killing a 19-year-old{ } man on Feb. 5, 2022. (WWMT file photo)
This file photo shows the side of a Grand Rapids Police Department vehicle. GRPD says a gunman fired several shots into a vehicle, killing a 19-year-old man on Feb. 5, 2022. (WWMT file photo)
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The Grand Rapids Police Department has identified a 19-year-old who was shot and killed while inside his vehicle over the weekend.

Officers responded to the area of Hall Street and Phillips Avenue Southwest at about 9 p.m. Saturday after getting several reports of shots being fired. Investigators then found the victim, 19-year-old Jashon Large, of Grand Rapids, with several gunshot wounds to his head and torso, the police department said.

First responders provided medical attention to Large, but he later died at Mercy Health St. Mary's.

Police said the gunman's vehicle pulled alongside Large's vehicle while on the road. The gunman then fired several bullets into Large's vehicle. No one else was with the victim.

The Kent County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Large's death as a homicide by gunshot wound

A motive in the shooting was unclear. Police said they are still looking for the gunman. Anyone with information is asked to call 616-456-3380. Witnesses can also send anonymous tips to Silent Observer at 616-774-2345 or www.silentobserver.org.

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