🌱 Byron Morris Found Guilty + Man Attempted To Record Shooting

Up and at 'em, Grand Rapids! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know in town today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 50 Low: 36.

Here are the top stories today in Grand Rapids:

1. A man was found guilty on Wednesday of sexually assaulting a Grand Rapids store clerk in Nov. 2019. Byron Morris was found guilty of kidnapping, two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, unarmed robbery, and fourth felony offender. Morris had previously plead not guilty in Nov. 2019, and his sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 16. (WOODTV.com)
2. A Grand Rapids man attempted to record the fatal shooting of a hotel security guard that was sent to remove him from a hotel room on Tuesday. The 21-year-old gunman, Jacob Grygorzyk, then posted the video on social media but it was subsequently removed. After the shooting at the Grand Rapids Inn in Wyoming, Grygorzyk then went to his mother’s house nearby and killed himself. (FOX 2 Detroit)
3. Ottawa Hills High School is going virtual through Nov. 10 due to staffing shortages as a result of confirmed COVID-19 cases and close contacts. (mlive.com)
4. First Lieutenant Gerald Graham, a World War II fighter pilot veteran from Grand Rapids, is days away from his 100th birthday. (WOODTV.com)
5. Alexandria Lyons, the 23-year-old woman who police say was encouraging others to loot and cause destruction during a Facebook Live of the downtown Grand Rapids 2020 riot, has taken a plea deal. (mlive.com)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.