A confrontation between feuding groups outside a Pearl Street bar in downtown Grand Rapids turned deadly in the early hours of June 5, 2022. Twenty-five-year-old Armonie Acklin, a father of three with another child expected, had been trying to de-escalate the dispute when gunfire broke out. Acklin was one of four people hit; he died at the scene and three others sustained non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.

Investigators found that Genesis Lewis, a 25-year-old friend of Acklin’s, fired the shot that killed him. The groups involved reportedly had a history of animosity that night’s confrontation continued. The case later proceeded through the courts and Lewis was convicted and given a minimum 30-year sentence.

Does anyone who knew Armonie or witnessed that night have details that could add context to what happened?