Grand Rapids, Michigan

From March 2, 2006 WOOD channel 8:

As police investigate a deadly shooting at a Grand Rapids clothing store, the co-owner of the business is in police custody on unrelated charges.

The shooting occurred around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Renony Clothing in the 1400 block of Eastern Avenue SE near Oakdale Street.

A 24 Hour News 8 source tells us two men walked into the store to complete a drug deal with the owner. But something bad happened, and that is when police say the owner fatally shot one of the men and injured the other man. The second man fled the store and got into an awaiting getaway vehicle.

The store owner was injured by flying glass during the shooting.

Shortly after the incident occurred, officials at Metro Hospital told 24 Hour News 8 they were treating someone suffering from gunshot wounds. At the time, it was unconfirmed if that person is the other man involved in the shooting at the store. Police interviewed that person, who denied being involved in the shooting at the business. He told officers he was wounded at a different location during a separate incident. Police are conviced he is the other man involved in the shooting at the store.

The man who was fatally shot at the store has been identified as 25-year-old David Mayfield of Wyoming.

The owner, Anthony Merriweather, has now been arrested on unrelated charges to the shooting. Police won't elaborate on the charges. Merriweather's attorney says his client is being held as a felon in possession of a firearm. The attorney adds his client was anything but a store owner defending his property.

This may be criminals defending themselves from other criminals.