On July 9, 2017, at approximately 5:11am, Kalamazoo Public Safety officers responded to a medical rescue of a 4 year old child not breathing in the 3900 block of Mt Olivet. The first arriving officer immediately began to perform CPR on the child. It was apparent to officers the child had suffered some physical trauma. Officers performed CPR on the child for over 50 minutes, but were not able to revive the child. Members of the Criminal Investigation Division and Crime Lab were called in. Two additional children in the home were taken into protective custody by child protective services.
A 34 year old male Kalamazoo resident and a 33 year old female Kalamazoo resident were arrested. No further information on their charges or names will be released pending their arraignment.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety at 337-8994 or Silent Observer at 343-2100.
Authority: Lt Anthony Morgan
Date: July 10th, 2017
Address: 150 E. Crosstown Pkwy. Suite A, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Contact: Captain Shannon Bagley, Criminal Investigation Division, 337-8139
