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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

GTV NEWS: GR officer shoots at suspect, misses


A Grand Rapids officer opened fire on a man on the city's southeast side, after he pulled a gun out, according to the Grand Rapids Police Department.
Two officers originally approached a group of men who matched the description of suspects from a home burglary in the area Friday morning. 

Officers approached four or five young men who appeared to be in their late teens and early 20's on Kalamazoo near Burton around 2:30 p.m. One suspect ran, and an officer chased. That suspect pointed a weapon to the officer, who then fired his at the suspect, GRPD Capt. Eric Payne told 24 Hour News 8. 

No one was hit.
"A fter the shots were fired, the subject jumped over the fence and continued to run," Captain Payne said.
"W e heard gunfire or what we thought was gunfire," a neighbor said. "We were in the living room watching TV and I was questioning it when I saw someone run across my backyard. That's when we called 911." 

The suspect ran for about ten minutes. Then officers caught him near the intersection of Burton and Kalamazoo. 

Police officials said they took between six and eight people in custody. It's unclear how many shots were fired but the weapon pointed at an officer was recovered.

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