PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan State Police and Portage Department of Public Safety Police Division have arrested a suspect in the triple shooting that occurred at the Oakland Drive entrance ramp to I-94 back in August.
Authorities took into custody 31-year-old Myquan Deontae Rogers of Kalamazoo for the murder of 22-year-old Naya Reynolds, also of Kalamazoo. Police say Rogers shot Reynolds while she was in her vehicle at approximately 10:50 p.m. on August 26th.
Also shot during the incident were a 35-year-old pregnant Kalamazoo woman and her 18-month-old child, who were passengers in the vehicle. While the pregnant woman survived, the unborn child did not.
On scene, police recovered an AR-15 rifle reported stolen in Kalamazoo County in 2016.
The Kalamazoo County Prosecutor’s Office issued a multi-count warrant on September 23rd for Open Murder, three counts of Attempted Murder, eight counts of felony firearm, unlawful imprisonment, felon in possession of a firearm, assault with a dangerous weapon, carrying a concealed weapon and discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle.
Police arrested Rogers in an Oshtemo Township apartment where he had been hiding. He is currently lodged in the Kalamazoo County Jail pending arraignment in the 8th District Court.
