Former MI Abundant Life Church Pastor Dale Cross Found Dead In Byron Center “Suspicious Death”

BYRON CENTER, MI. (THECOUNT) — The Kent County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a “suspicious death” after a former pastor, Dale Cross, of Byron Center, was found dead in the roadway.

Cross, 66, was found dead laying next to his vehicle on the side of the road near 68th Street SW and Burlingame Avenue SW. He was a former pastor at Abundant Life Church in Byron Center.

Police officially identified the deceased male as 66-year-old as Dale Cross.

On Aug. 6 just before 6 p.m., police received a call from a witness who said that they saw a man who was laying near a gray GMC Envoy with an apparent gunshot wound. The vehicle had a tire jack under it, as though the man were working on it. When police arrived, they found the victim next to his car. Police have not indicated if the man was shot, but they said an autopsy was completed on Tuesday with results pending. source

Anyone with information on the death is asked to contact police at 911.