GRPD: 1 shot at car meetup at Centerpoint

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — One person was shot at a car meetup at The Shops at Centerpoint early Sunday morning, police say.
Around 2:40 a.m., officers with the Grand Rapids Police Department were sent to The Shops at Centerpoint for a shooting.
One person was shot, GRPD said. Their injuries are not considered life-threatening.
GRPD said the shooting happened at a car meetup.
Last year, GRPD Chief Eric Winstrom said police are , which are usually organized on social media and bring groups of people to one place to show off vehicles.
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'Sometimes the leaders will say something like, 'I'm not committing a crime, I'm just organizing the activity and what people do when they're there, that's their responsibility.' At some point in time, that argument doesn't really hold true anymore,' Winstrom said last year.
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If organizers can be identified, police have said they're willing to work with the city attorney's office on a civil lawsuit.
'When you know that every time you're calling this meeting together that very dangerous illegal activity will occur and that it's going to impact the city, we're going to do everything, use every tool in our toolbox to hold them accountable,' Winstrom said in 2024.
Police have said that car meetups generally involve teens or young adults. Winstrom urged parents to ensure that their children are safe, especially late at night.
The shooting remains under investigation.
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