Child Fatally Stabbed By Child
Deadly playground attack
KENTWOOD, Michigan — A community in Kentwood is in mourning following a fatal stabbing that took place between two kids on the playground Monday evening. It happened Monday at Pinebrook Village Mobile Home Park at about 6 p.m. Police said four children were at the playground inside the mobile home park when a 12-year-old pulled out a knife and began stabbing Michael Conner Verkerke, 9, repeatedly in the back. Adam Zachow, who lives across the street from the Verkerke’s, said his kids spend the weekend playing with Michael, who goes by his middle name, Conner. READ MORE HERE
Victim: Michael Conner Verkerke, 9, Kentwood, MI
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