KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Two teens are in custody following a rolling gunfight in Kalamazoo’s Edison Neighborhood.
Witnesses told Public Safety officers that they heard and saw gunfire in the 1500 block of Cameron Street near Egleston Avenue around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Authorities located several shell casings in the roadway and then later learned that an 18-year-old Kalamazoo resident arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound that reportedly happened while in the Cameron Street area.
The teen was treated, released, and then arrested for carrying a concealed firearm, firing from a moving vehicle, and felony firearm.
Officers then located the suspected involved vehicle and after a short car chase, the driver fled on foot and was eventually apprehended. According to the press release, a firearm was located in the vehicle that matched the caliber of spent shell casings at the original scene.
The 15-year-old driver was arrested for fleeing and eluding, resisting and obstructing an officer, and carrying a concealed firearm.
KDPS says, “this shooting occurred in a residential neighborhood and endangered the lives of innocent bystanders who were nearby.”
Anyone with more information on this incident or any crime should contact the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety at 269-337-8139 or Silent Observer at 269-343-2100.
