BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — UPDATE: Battle Creek Police have apprehended the man suspected of shooting at and wounding a BC officer.
Andre Yarbrough was discovered in an apartment around 4:20 pm Saturday. He had refused to surrender, but did so after a K-9 was brought in. Yarbrough is suspected of shooting Officer Jeffrey Johnson early Saturday morning. Johnson is in stable condition at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo.
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BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Battle Creek Police Department and other law enforcement agencies this morning are searching for a suspect and person of interest after a shooting that injured BCPD Officer Jeffrey Johnson.
Police are looking for Andre Durrell Yarbrough as a person of interest in this incident. Yarbrough is a 30-year-old black man, 5’11” tall and 165 pounds. At 1:16 a.m. Saturday, officers were in the 300 block of Cherry Street when they heard yelling from a house.
They believed they saw a suspect with warrants out of Calhoun and St. Joseph counties, but people at the house would not let officers in. At about 2:30 a.m., officers said someone at the house starting shooting, and heard a number of shots.
Johnson was found on the ground by the garage and was shot three times – in his left leg, left chest, and a graze to his wrist. A fellow officer took Johnson to Bronson Battle Creek Hospital, where he was stabilized, and then taken by ambulance to Bronson Methodist Hospital, where he continues to be in stable condition this morning.
Officers found one gun at the scene, and do not know if the suspect is still armed. Officers believe the suspect was injured during the incident. Anyone with information on Yarbrough, or this incident, should contact police at 269-781-0911 or Silent Observer at 269-964-3888.
