Michael George Eastwood, 23, was shot in Grand Rapids on the evening of December 6, 2020, and later died at Mercy Health St. Mary’s hospital. Officers had been responding to a report of a vehicle driving erratically near Burton Street SE and Division Avenue when that car crashed into a building; Michael, the driver, was found with a gunshot wound to the chest. The Kent County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide, and investigators thought it might be linked to a shots fired call in the Burton Street and Collins Avenue SE area around the same time.

An 18-year-old, Lonnie Sanders, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, felony firearm, and felonious assault. In December 2021 Sanders pleaded no contest, and in February 2022 he was sentenced to 21 to 36 years in prison with $15,500 restitution. Michael is remembered as a son, brother, and father; the circumstances that led to the shooting remain a central question.

If anyone knew Michael or has information about what happened that night, please share what can help the case.