BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Battle Creek Police have arrested a 49-year-old man after a shooting injured a 26-year-old Battle Creek woman Tuesday evening.
Officers responded to the 200 block of Capital Avenue NE at approximately 6:55 p.m. and found the woman with a gunshot wound to her lower left leg.
Officers applied a tourniquet and moved her to a safe location. LifeCare Ambulance treated and transported her. Police do not believe her injury is life-threatening.
Officers found the suspect at the scene a short time later and detained him without incident. Detectives interviewed him at the Battle Creek Police Department.
Detectives also executed a search warrant at a residence connected to the shooting. They recovered evidence and submitted it for forensic examination.
Police lodged the man at the Calhoun County Jail on charges of assault with intent to murder and multiple weapons offenses. They say the victim and suspect know each other and believe the shooting was domestic-related and not a random act of violence.
The investigation remains active.
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