Robbery suspect arrested at Grand Rapids 7-Eleven had stolen property, police say

Heidi Fenton | By Heidi Fenton |
on January 22, 2013 at 7:21 AM
12151545-large.jpg Grand Rapids Police had blocked off the area near a home where a woman reportedly took her own life while authorities attempted to execute a search warrant at the residence.  

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- A man arrested at a 7-Eleven store in the city, not long before a woman took her life during a stand-off at his home, was in possession of stolen property, police said.

Officers arrested the man around 3:30 p.m. Monday afternoon, Jan. 21, at the 1349 Alpine Avenue store location. His arrest was part of a follow-up investigation into a Jan. 14 robbery. The man had stolen property at the time of his arrest, police said.

Related: Police: Woman inside Northwest Side home dies after authorities attempt to execute search warrant

Authorities approached the man's home, located near the intersection of Alpine Avenue NW and Myrtle Street NW, Monday night. A woman inside refused to cooperate during a search warrant. A stand-off situation ensued.

"Repeatedly, she was asked to come out," Grand Rapids Police Capt. Dan Savage said at the scene.

After some time, police standing outside the residence heard a "bang." They found the woman deceased inside, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Savage said.

An infant also inside was not injured and was in a different part of the home.

Savage had no further details on the robbery investigation or where that robbery occurred. The woman, a 19-year-old girlfriend, was reportedly not involved.