BRYON TOWNSHIP, Mich — The Kent County Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide that occurred around 10:30 Tuesday night.
Officials believe it began as a robbery at a Huntington Bank ATM in the 6400 block of S. Division in Byron Township.
Deputies responded after someone reported hearing a gunshot in the area. They arrived to find 50-year-old Joseph Wilder from Kentwood had been shot and killed inside a pickup.
"We want to be here to support the community best that we can by using our investigative means and devoting our law enforcement resources to help solve these cases as quickly as possible," Kent County Sheriff Eric Brunner said. "Because we know that's a very concerning thing for the community out here that there's been shots being fired over the course of several different days. So we we definitely empathize and understand the frustration and the worry that the community members have. And we're going to continue to actively work at any information that we can find in this particular case."
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Officials are looking for a suspect and are asking anyone with information to call them or Silent Observer at 616-774-2345.
"We are very actively working to find any video or any leads on the potential suspects that were in the area," Brunner said.
