Families asking for justice after deadly weekend in West Michigan Three deadly shootings under investigation and last updated 2021-07-25 23:25:53-04 WEST MICHIGAN â Families in West Michigan are pleading for answers after several deadly shootings in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo over the weekend. The shootings left three people dead, including a 16-year-old girl, and injured two people, with one victim in critical condition. âIf anybody knows anything, please come forward and give my family closure because this was terrible,â said Ebony Jennings. Jennings' brother, 43-year-old Michael Jennings, was gunned down just after midnight on Sunday along Ionia Avenue near Heartside Park.