KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Nearly two weeks after 21-year-old Vontavion Arquice Dajuan Jackson was shot and killed in Kalamazoo, his family is remembering the young father as someone who brought joy to everyone around him while investigators continue working to identify those responsible.
According to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS), officers responded around 2:50 a.m. July 11 to reports of shots fired on North Westnedge Avenue near West North Street. While officers were responding, they learned someone had been shot. Jackson was taken by private vehicle to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he later died.
KDPS later identified Jackson, a Kalamazoo native known to family and friends as “Tay Tay,” as the victim.
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Captain Danielle Guilds, who oversees the department’s criminal investigations division, told News Channel 3 the case remains active and has not yet been submitted to the Kalamazoo County Prosecutor’s Office for charging consideration…