KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A suspect who reportedly robbed a Kalamazoo business at gunpoint, then fled to a neighboring home, has been arrested.
Monday afternoon officers from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to reports of an armed robbery that occurred in the 1600 block of North Westnedge Avenue. They say that during the robbery, what appeared to be a black handgun was pointed at the business owner before the suspect fled on foot.
A 19-year-old Kalamazoo resident was found hiding several blocks away by a KDPS K-9 dog and arrested.
A firearm was also located with the suspect, who was lodged at the Kalamazoo County Jail facing several felony charges.