OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A shooting Tuesday afternoon at an Oshtemo Township apartment in Kalamazoo County has left one man dead.
At 2:36 p.m. Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the Canterbury Apartments on Dragonfly Road following a report of a single gunshot being heard. A short time later, additional reports indicated that a male victim was found unresponsive inside one of the apartment buildings.
A witness on scene provided a description of a possible suspect seen fleeing the area. Deputies, along with officers from neighboring jurisdictions, responded and located an individual matching the suspect’s description. That person was detained for questioning, but later released after being eliminated as a suspect during the investigation
According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies immediately began life-saving measures on 29-year-old Dequevion Markuise Brown of Kalamazoo, who was then transported to a local hospital. Despite the efforts of first responders and medical personnel, Brown later died from his injuries.
Anyone with information related to the shooting is urged to contact the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division at (269)383-8749 or report anonymously to Silent Observer at (269)343-2100.
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