Man struck by gunfire in Kalamazoo

Date: May 14, 2021

Address: 150 E. Crosstown Pkwy., Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49001

Contact: KDPS Criminal Investigations Division 269-337-8120

Man struck by gunfire in Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo, MI:

On May 14, 2021 at approximately 8:40 p.m., Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers responded to the 100 block of E Paterson for a report of shots fired. The first officers on scene located a man suffering from several gunshot wounds. The victim, a 26-year-old man from Mississippi, was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The motive for the shooting is unknown, and there is no suspect description available. A dark sedan, possibly a Chrysler 300, was seen leaving the area immediately following the shooting, and is believed to have been involved.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety at 337-8120 or Silent Observer at 343-2100


By authority of:

Lt. Robert Holdwick