Edward Antoine Kennedy was 43 when he was shot and killed inside a Grand Rapids home on the evening of April 27, 2023. Police responded to a shooting in the 400 block of Worden Street SE and found Kennedy suffering from gunshot wounds; he died at the scene and his death was ruled a homicide. Kennedy was identified as a Black/African American male.

Investigators named 34-year-old Vincentea Mansfield as the primary suspect and arrested him in August 2023 on charges that included open murder and multiple weapons offenses. Mansfield has claimed self-defense, a claim disputed by the prosecution; medical evidence showed Kennedy was shot in the back.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on Worden Street SE or has information about Kennedy’s movements that evening, please come forward to help the investigation.