𝗞𝗗𝗣𝗦 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗼

The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) is investigating two separate, unrelated shootings that occurred overnight, leaving one man dead and another injured.

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 – 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗡. 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁
On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at approximately 7:28 p.m., KDPS officers responded to multiple 911 calls reporting gunshots in the 1400 block of N. Rose Street. Public Safety Officers arrived and located an 18-year-old male with a grazing wound. The victim stated he was riding his scooter home when he was shot at. He declined medical treatment and was unable to provide a suspect description.

Officers canvassed the area but were unable to locate any shell casings. No arrests have been made, and the suspect remains at large.

𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 – 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘. 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻
Just after 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, a KDPS officer was flagged down about a possible shooting in the area of Riverview Drive and East Paterson Street. While enroute, dispatch received additional calls confirming the shooting.

Upon arrival, officers located a 42-year-old male victim suffering from gunshot wounds to the head and abdomen. Officers initiated CPR, and the victim was transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead at 3:16 a.m.

Shell casings were recovered at the scene. Additionally, KDPS’s Criminal Investigations Division (CID) has positively identified the suspect and is actively working to locate and apprehend the individual responsible.