KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A suspect wanted in connection to a homicide in Kalamazoo in January was arrested in Louisiana.
21-year-old Dakwon Antwon Cornell Johnson was arrested in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Thursday, according to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS).
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The Kalamazoo County Prosecutor’s Office authorized charges of open murder and felony firearm against Johnson on January 27, 2026.
On Jan. 25, 2026, KDPS officers were called to Reed Street near South Burdick Street around 10 p.m. after someone reported they heard gunfire and that a person had been shot…