BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A man is dead and a woman is injured, following a shooting on Spencer Street in Battle Creek early Tuesday morning.
Battle Creek Police say they responded to a report of a shooting in the first block of Spencer Street shortly before 3:00 a.m. Tuesday. When they arrived they found two victims inside a home with apparent gunshot wounds.
Life-saving measures, with assistance from Battle Creek Fire Department and LifeCare, were given to both victims, however, one victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have confirmed the identity of the deceased man as 47-year-old Clayton Holt of Battle Creek.
The other victim was transported to Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo and is currently in critical condition. Police have identified the injured victim as a 34-year-old Battle Creek woman.
Officers in the area, serving as a perimeter a few blocks from the incident, were able to locate and take into custody a 43-year-old Battle Creek resident as a suspect in this shooting.
The suspect is currently lodged at the Calhoun County Jail for open murder and assault with intent to murder.
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