Man dead after shooting at memorial gathering

FLINT – Police say a man was shot and killed while attending a gathering at a Flint park to mourn the death of another man.

The Flint Journal reports police responded around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday. Chief James Tolbert says police found a 35-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the neck. He was taken to an area hospital, where he later died.

Police are looking for a male suspect.

Tolbert says people had gathered to mourn a man who recently died of natural causes. He called the shooting "ridiculous." He says it's "a concern when people can't mourn a friend without having an outbreak of violence; it doesn't make any sense."

Tolbert says the department, with help from federal partners, is looking at ways to deal with guns on the streets.