James Anthony White, 34, was shot and killed in Grand Rapids, Michigan on October 15, 2020. Police responded about 10:30 p.m. to reports of gunfire near Eastern Avenue SE and Oakdale Street SE and found White in an alley between Adams Street SE and Oakdale Street SE. Officers performed life-saving measures but he was pronounced dead at the scene; the cause of death was listed as a gunshot wound and the Grand Rapids Police Department opened a homicide investigation.

The shooting was one of 29 homicides in Grand Rapids that year. Community groups including Silent Observer have publicized the case and urged anyone with information to come forward anonymously.

Does anyone in the area remember seeing or hearing anything that night that might help investigators or White’s family?