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Two people were killed outside of this restaurant on South Division Avenue.

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A man with a concealed-weapons permit shot and killed an alleged robber in an incident outside of a New York Fried Chicken restaurant that ultimately left two men dead, investigators said Thursday.

The two related shootings occurred around 12:45 a.m. Oct. 31 at 734 S. Division Ave.

One of the people killed was the robbery suspect, police have said. His name has not been released.

Family members have identified Domnick Floyd, 23, of Grand Rapids, as the second victim at the shooting scene. They said that police told them that Floyd was picked out for robbery by others after he attended a hip-hop concert at the Intersection nightclub.

Grand Rapids Police have not identified anyone involved in the shootings.

Domnick Floyd

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Police said they responded to the restaurant after reports of gunfire. Officers said they found one man at the scene who had been shot. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where he died.

Police then were told that a second man had been shot, and had been taken by a friend to a hospital, where he also died.

With multiple victims and shooters at the scene, the details about exactly what happened outside the restaurant are taking a while to unravel.

Authorities interviewed a man at the scene who said he was being robbed at gunpoint when he pulled out a gun and shot the robbery suspect. That robbery suspect was killed. The man who shot the robbery suspect has not been charged with any crime.

Shots were then fired by someone else that killed Floyd, police said.

Floyd’s family said police told them that he was shot after being targeted for a robbery.

Family said Floyd stopped by the restaurant after attending the concert at the Intersection.

Lt. Patrick Merrill said investigators doubted that the robbers targeted victims at the Intersection. They were at the restaurant for 90 minutes before the shooting broke out.

Police continue to investigate, and asked anyone with information to call police at 456-3604 or Silent Observer at 774-2345.

Merrill said Kent County prosecutors will review the shooting by the man with the concealed-weapons permit, which is standard under the circumstances.

John Agar covers crime for MLive/Grand Rapids Press E-mail John Agar: jagar@mlive.com and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ReporterJAgar