On the evening of August 6, 2026, 18-year-old Antwone Goodman Jr. was shot and killed in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Police found two people with gunshot wounds inside a vehicle near Plymouth Avenue and Mason Street around 9 p.m.; Antwone, a recent Kelloggsville High School graduate, was pronounced dead at the scene and the other occupant was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Family and friends described Antwone as a sweet young man, and a balloon release was held days after the shooting. His grandmother said he was the second grandson she had lost to gun violence and urged an end to the senseless shootings. The Grand Rapids Police Department opened a homicide investigation and asked the public to come forward, including through the anonymous tip line Silent Observer. No arrests, persons of interest, or charges have been publicly announced.

Did anyone in the Grand Rapids area see activity near Plymouth Avenue and Mason Street that night or have information that could help the investigation?