KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Kalamazoo police say a person appears to have been injured in a self-inflicted shooting in Kalamazoo and officers later tracked down the gun.
Around 2:45 p.m., officers with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety were sent to the area of N Sage Street near Stonebrook Avenue after receiving reports of shots being fired in the area. The person who called the police described a car involved in the event.
The silver Nissan Altima was quickly found by officers and stopped on Florence Street.
The officers learned that a backseat passenger had what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. KDPS said that they declined medical treatment at the scene.
Everyone inside the car was questioned. KDPS said officers also searched the car but didn’t find any firearms.
Officers later found a pistol grip rifle near where the caller reported that shots were fired. Three shell casings were also found.
Investigators are working to collect video from nearby locations. Anyone with information or video of the shooting is asked to call KDPS at 269.337.8139 or Silent Observer at 269.343.2100.