Sparta man pleads guilty to spring shooting spree near Grand Valley State University

ALLENDALE, Mich. — A Sparta man has pleaded guilty in connection with a series of shootings in the Allendale area that targeted homes and a business last spring.

Riley Leary, 21, pleaded guilty to multiple charges stemming from incidents on May 3, 2025, including felonious assault, carrying a concealed weapon, felony firearms and discharge of a firearm from a vehicle.

Leary and a 17-year-old, whose identity has not been released, were originally charged after allegedly pointing firearms at people near the Enclave Apartments on Becker Drive, an off-campus housing complex near Grand Valley State University. The pair then allegedly shot an unoccupied business on Allen Park Drive before firing into three occupied homes along 24th Avenue in Tallmadge Township…

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