Eighteen-year-old Rafael Martinez-Lopez allegedly pulled a gun and killed 15-year-old Jeremiah Griffin-Cuevas about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday after not being chosen to take part in a soccer match at an elementary school in Michigan.
WOODTV noted, “The Grand Rapids Police Department says some kids were playing soccer there when a man approached, asked to join the game and was turned away.”
An argument ensued and Martinez-Lopez allegedly pulled a gun and fatally shot Griffin-Cuevas. The New York Post reported that 39-year-old Savanah Rubio tried to intervene and Martinez-Lopez allegedly shot her to death as well.
MLive pointed out that Martinez-Lopez allegedly fled after the shooting, but police apprehended him a short time later.
“About 100 people” gathered in Grand Rapids to hold a vigil for the slain individuals on Wednesday.
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