Nicholas Scott Burns was 29 when he was fatally shot at the Orchards apartments on 4 Mile Road in Walker, a suburb of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The shooting occurred just before 3:00 a.m. on April 16, 2018. Nicholas, a white man who worked in landscaping, was remembered by family and friends for enjoying golfing, fishing, online gaming, and smoking meats.

Walker police officers responding to a shooting found Nicholas with a fatal gunshot wound. The suspect taken into custody at the scene was his younger brother, 23-year-old Christian Burns. Christian was charged with open murder and a felony firearms offense; bond was set at $750,000 at his arraignment in the 59th District Court. He later told detectives he had shot Nicholas with a rifle.

Court filings disclosed a prior history of mental-health intervention for Christian, including a 2014 Kent County Probate Court order for treatment after a disturbance and a petition noting past statements about harming himself and others. A probable cause conference for Christian was scheduled for May 1, 2018. Does anyone have information about Nicholas or the family that could help fill in what led up to this shooting?