THREE RIVERS – A homeless encampment that has been in place near the Walmart store in Three Rivers were forced to begin the process of clearing out Tuesday. According to residents of the encampment who spoke with the Commercial-News, officers from Michigan State Police and the Three Rivers Police Department had showed up to the encampment Tuesday requesting that the encampment, located between the AutoZone and Walmart stores in a wooded area on Fabius Township land, be cleared out, but reportedly did not give a reason why at the time.