KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Township of Kalamazoo Police Department is reporting that a Kalamazoo man was hospitalized after a botched drug deal.
According to police, the incident occurred around 11 a.m. Tuesday in the 2100 block of Sunnyside Drive near Gull Road, but officers responded to a local hospital for reports of a gunshot wound.
Upon further investigation, police learned that the victim, a 24-year-old Kalamazoo resident, was shot during a drug deal. The victim’s wounds are not believed to be life threatening.
Police say that the suspect involved in the shooting is described as a very thin black male with short hair and wearing a black hooded sweatshirt. The suspect fled the scene after the shooting and has not been located at this time.
According to police, this incident was not a random act of violence and the general public was not targeted. However, local schools were placed on lockdown until the area was secured.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Township of Kalamazoo Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at (269) 381-0391 or Silent Observer at (269) 343-2100.
