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Police: Man shot in the back in SE Grand Rapids

Posted at 5:56 PM, Feb 08, 2017
and last updated 2017-02-08 19:26:46-05

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. --  Grand Rapids Police say a 21-year-old man was injured Wednesday in a shooting on the city's southeast side.

The shooting was reported at about 4:48 p.m. on Franklin Street near Geneva Avenue just east of Eastern Avenue.

GRPD says the man was found with a gunshot wound to his back and was taken to the hospital. His injuries are not life-threatening.

Police surrounded a home on that block shortly before 6 p.m. but did not find a suspect inside.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call police at 616-456-3400 or Silent Observer at 616-774-2345.