KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A Kalamazoo man has been convicted of fatally shooting another man he was meeting to sell shoes to in December 2022.
Jalani Darshawn Nowling was convicted last week of was convicted of 1st Degree Premeditated Murder and Felony Firearm in the death of James Douglas White Jr. December 30, 2022 on North Burdick Street, near Parsons Street.
Police say White was shot while in his car. He had gone to a home on Burdick Street to buy shoes from Nowling, which Nowling had arranged through Facebook. Video footage from a surveillance camera shows Nowling talking to White from a distance, trying to get White to come toward the house.
White, who was in his car in the road, starts backing his car toward Nowling, who can no longer be seen on the camera. Shots can be heard about two minutes later in two rounds. Around 10 to 20 shots were heard.
White reportedly tried to drive away after the first set of shots, but then was hit with a second round fired by Nowling. Rifle and pistol casings were found outside the home.
In a statement Wednesday afternoon, officials with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety said, “Although a conviction cannot undue what has already been done, a conviction can bring about a sense of closure for the victim’s family and deter others. The Kalamazoo City Commission declared gun violence a public health crisis in September of 2021.”
“To reduce gun violence, KDPS has worked with the community to encourage positive outcomes and the Prosecuting Attorney to hold offenders accountable. These relationships are the cornerstone of reducing gun violence in our community.”
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