Antoinio Jones Jr., 33, was killed in a Grand Rapids parking lot in the early morning of July 26, 2026. Police say a confrontation that began with a punch outside a local topless bar in the 3500 block of East Mall Drive SE escalated to gunfire around 1:30 a.m.; Jones was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy by the Kent County Medical Examiner ruled his death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds.

Authorities reported a person of interest fled the scene and was later pursued by Michigan State Police for nearly 10 miles before the vehicle crashed near Straight Avenue SW and Butterworth Street SW. The driver, 29-year-old Niayn Franklin, was taken into custody and charged with open murder and a felony firearm offense.

Anyone with information about the altercation or the events that night is asked to come forward.