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Jaionna Michelle Braden

Case from Grand-rapids, MI dated Jun 07, 2020

Victim Details

Jaionna Michelle Braden

Female

Black / African American

Grand-rapids

MI

2020-06-07

20

Jaionna

Michelle Braden

07/16/2026

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In the summer of 2020, the life of 20-year-old Jaionna Michelle Braden was tragically cut short. On the night of June 7, 2020, Braden and a companion, 23-year-old Quavon Shamar Lee, were discovered inside a running vehicle on Bemis Street SE in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Both had been fatally shot. Police were called to the scene just before midnight after reports of gunshots.

The investigation into the double homicide led authorities to Juan Nico Garcia, a 30-year-old man who had been datin ...
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  • mlive: 2 found dead in car suffered apparent gunshot wounds, Grand Rapids police say
  • WZZM13.com: Police identify two people found dead in Grand Rapids
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