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.