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Grand Rapids Arrest Made In Murder Of Burton Heights Pizza Owner Joey Vitale

GRAND RAPIDS, MI. (THECOUNT) — Tony Devern Streets Jr. has been arrested and charged in the stabbing murder of Grand Rapids, MI, Burton Heights Pizza owner, Joey Vitale.

Streets, 33, is also facing charges of armed robbery and carjacking in connection with Wednesday night incidents that started at the popular eatery.

Grand Rapids Police say Vitale was working at the restaurant when Streets allegedly came in, caused a disturbance and refused to leave. It was then that Vitale was stabbed. After that, Streets is accused of robbing another person in the restaurant’s parking lot and stealing a car from a third person. He was taken into custody shortly after the stabbing, police said. source

Vitale tried to drive himself to the hospital after the stabbing and crashed on Wealthy Street SE near La Grave. He died Thursday morning.

Hundreds loved ones held a vigil for Vitale at Burton Heights Pizza, where he also worked.

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