WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) — Wyoming police say a lethal taking pictures at a Walmart Monday, adopted shortly by an tried carjacking close by, are not any trigger for worry.
Jennifer Brinks stopped by the Walmart round 5:30 p.m. Monday to select up some groceries however quickly realized she couldn’t go in.
“Any individual got here out of the shop saying they’re not letting anyone in proper now and I stated, ‘Why?’ And she or he stated, ‘There was a taking pictures over there,’ and he or she pointed and that’s once I noticed the lights and sirens,” Brinks stated. “I’m nonetheless actually shook up.”
A 29-year-old man was killed in the shooting. His identify was not launched Tuesday. Prosecutors stated the taking pictures seems to have been a case of home violence. A call on fees may come Wednesday.
“That was one thing that was spilled over from a previous relationship,” Wyoming Division of Public Security Lt. Brian Look stated. “It has nothing to do with the world being unsafe.”
Additionally Monday, police say two armed teenagers sporting masks tried to carjack a man at a nearby Menards. A girl was carjacked about 2.5 miles away, south of Kentwood, about two hours later; she gave an analogous description of the carjackers. Police are investigating whether or not the instances are related.
Final month, two customers had been injured in a random stabbing on the Meijer off 54th Avenue, on the opposite facet of the freeway from the Walmart. A suspect was arrested in that case the following day.
Police say the current rash of crimes doesn’t imply the world is unsafe.
“Our statistics don’t present that these are a frequent deal; these are very rare, the truth is,” Look stated.
Nonetheless, they’re growing patrols.
“Simply in order that the general public … will see the police and hopefully really feel slightly extra comfy with it and in addition possibly forestall a few of these opportunistic issues which will occur,” Look stated.
Wyoming DPS Chief Kim Koster was anticipated to talk with Information 8 Wednesday about security issues and departmental targets in lowering violent crime.
