Jury finds man not guilty of charges in deadly 2025 Parchment shooting

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A jury has found a man not guilty of all charges stemming from a deadly 2025 shooting in Parchment, according to Kalamazoo County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Jeff Williams.

Richard Lee Rogers Jr., 21, was facing open murder, felony firearm and carrying a concealed weapon after Xzavier D. Harris, 21, was killed March 16, 2025.

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Investigators with the Township of Kalamazoo Police Department say Harris had been shot during a “large gathering” on Shoppers Lane near South Riverview Drive by someone he knew.

They added at the time that it was a “targeted event.”…

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