Marissa Leigh Valdez was 24 when she was shot and killed at an apartment on Grand Rapids’ northeast side on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 8, 2021. Officers responding to 911 calls found her inside with a fatal gunshot wound and she was pronounced dead at the scene. She was pregnant at the time of her death.

A 24-year-old man who was at the scene, identified as Dealeyon Jaishawn Franklin, was taken into custody by the Grand Rapids Police Department. Franklin was charged with homicide, assault of a pregnant individual with the intent to cause a miscarriage or stillbirth, and a firearms felony, and was being held at the Kent County Correctional Facility without bond while the case proceeded.

What information do readers have about Marissa’s life in Grand Rapids or about the events that afternoon?