Full Notification

 
P R E S S     R E L E A S E
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
DATE:            December 16, 2021
 
Homicide
 
On December 16, 2021 at 1:23 A.M., officers from the Norton Shores Police Department were dispatched to MI Bar at 2389 W Sherman in Norton Shores on a disturbance with shots fired.  Officers arrived on the scene and found a male subject on the ground who had been shot multiple times.  Officers and medical responders attempted CPR but were un successful. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
 
According to witnesses, the suspect and the victim knew each other.  A fist fight started near the bar area and after a few punches were thrown the suspect pulled out a handgun and shot the victim several times.
 
NEW INFO
 
The victim has been identified as Andre Willie Garner, 27 yrs old of Muskegon, Mi.
 
Further information regarding the suspect will not be released at this time.  Law Enforcement has identified the suspect and are actively searching for him.  More information will be released at a later time.
 
Several witnesses were inside the bar at the time of the shooting and left prior to the officer’s arrival.  The police department is encouraging all witnesses to call the police department to be identified.
 
The Norton Shores Police Department was assisted at the scene by the Michigan State Police, the Muskegon Hts Police Department, Muskegon Police Department and Roosevelt Park Police.
 
If anyone has any information regarding this incident please call Silent Observer (231-722-7463), Norton Shores Police Department (231-733-2691) or 911.