The statement appears to be a direct or paraphrased quote from Mayor Andy Schor describing a specific incident, but without access to the original Lansing City Pulse article from April 29, 2026, and without verified data confirming that a single handgun incident by one individual caused a measurable increase in the city's overall shooting rates, the factual claim cannot be fully verified. The phrasing suggests a causal link between one incident and citywide shooting rate trends, which would require statistical evidence to confirm.

While Mayor Andy Schor may have used the phrase 'stupid person with a handgun' in a Lansing City Pulse interview

Shooting rates are measured over longer periods; a single incident cannot statistically raise a city's overall shooting rate, and there is no evidence supporting the claim that one night caused the rates to go up.

The statement makes a strong causal claim that a single incident involving one person caused city-wide shooting rates to increase, which would require substantial evidence to support. Without access to the specific Lansing City Pulse article or other primary sources from April 29, 2026, I cannot verify either the exact quote attributed to Mayor Schor or the claimed impact on city-wide shooting rates.