BATTLE CREEK (WKZO AM/FM) — Battle Creek detectives are looking for the gunman who shot a local man, and left him dead on a north side street early this morning.
Officers were dispatched to the 300 block of Oneita just after 1:00 am on a report that a man had been shot.
They found 41-year-old Fernando Paige dead on the pavement from several gunshot wounds.An older dark car was reported to have left the area right after the shots were fired.
Detectives learned that Paige had been at a nearby home with friends just prior to the shooting.
There were no reports of any arguing or problems. Paige had recently been released from jail and he had not had any issues since his release, according to his family.
No motive for the shooting death is apparent. Detectives are asking for any pertinent information they can get from the public on the case.
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