On a summer afternoon in Grand Rapids, Michigan, 16-year-old Ja’Juan Webb was riding his bicycle with friends, a simple pleasure that turned tragic in an instant. It was July 4, 2022, and as the group made their way along Leonard Street NE, a vehicle approached them. Inside the car was a contemporary of Webb, 17-year-old Brandon Lee Bechtold Jr. A question was posed from the car, 'Ain't that you, JJ?', before multiple gunshots shattered the holiday atmosphere. Struck by the gunfire, Ja’Juan
...Read More
Account
