A recently hired Grand Rapids police officer was among three officers caught in an intense gun battle with an armed suspect who opened fire during a high-risk traffic stop.

Multiple angles of the video show the suspect firing at police, who then return fire. The man died from his injuries. MSP is investigating.

An 18-year-old is facing a murder charge following a deadly November shooting that the Grand Rapids police chief said followed a meetup to sell “expensive shoes.”

A domestic violence incident escalated into officers shooting and killing a man after he began firing at them from a vehicle on Saturday.

Darrius Jones, 18, has been charged with open murder and felony firearm in the Nov. 12 death of Amari Hodges in Grand Rapids.

Police video shows a barrage of gunfire as Grand Rapids officers say a man started shooting at them and they returned fire, killing him. (Dec. 8, 2025)

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — An 18-year-old man is in custody in connection to a deadly shooting from last month out of Grand Rapids. Darrius Jones is scheduled to be arraigned on counts of open murder and felony firearm on December 8, according to the Grand Rapids Police Department. Jones is accused of shooting and killing Amari Hodges on November 12.

In November, police found a 22-year-old man dead with a gunshot wound in a crashed car. Prosecutors have now identified the 18-year-old they believe shot him.