TRAVERSE CITY — Traverse City Police said a 32-year-old city employee was found shot to death early this morning on the 300 block of East State Street.

Officers were called to the scene around 7:48 a.m. and identified the victim as Lawerance Boyd IV, an employee with Parking Services.

Investigators said evidence links this homicide to the attempted murder of a Traverse City Police Officer late Sunday night. Two suspects are already in custody, and police said the firearm used in both incidents has been recovered.

Authorities report no ongoing threat to the public as the shelter in place order was lifted.

A statement released by interim city manager Benjamin Marentette reads

“This tragedy is heartbreaking. I want to thank the members of the exceptional Traverse City Police Department,

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