Hector Enriquez-Rangel Obituary, Death News: Authorities identify 18-year-old killed in Wright Township shooting.
Hector Enriquez-Rangel Obituary, Death News – Authorities have released the identity of the 18-year-old who was fatally shot in Wright Township on Saturday.
The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the victim was Hector Enriquez-Rangel, an 18-year-old resident of Wright Township. The medical examiner officially ruled his death a homicide.
Deputies were dispatched to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital around 7 p.m. after Enriquez-Rangel arrived with a gunshot wound. The Grand Rapids Police Department, which informed the sheriff’s office about the incident, determined that the shooting took place near Arthur Street and 40th Avenue in Wright Township.
Despite efforts to save him, Enriquez-Rangel succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.
Authorities arrested another 18-year-old man from Wright Township at the hospital in connection with the shooting. His identity has not been released, as he remains in the Ottawa County Jail awaiting arraignment.
Officials urge anyone with information to contact the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office at 616-738-4000 or reach out anonymously through Silent Observer at 877-887-4536.
