Police: 22-year-old arrested for Battle Creek shooting

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — A man is facing charges for a shooting that sent nearby Battle Creek Central High School into lockdown Tuesday, police say.

Officers did not name the 22-year-old suspect, who is from Battle Creek. He faces a charge of assault with intent to murder, weapons charges and two warrants related to the shooting.

It happened May 7 around 1:30 p.m. on West Van Buren Street, right outside Battle Creek Central High School. A 55-year-old man told police he was driving when an SUV followed him down the street and started shooting. Of multiple gunshots, one hit the man’s car, police said. No one was hurt.

Schools in the area were placed into lockdown for 40 minutes while police investigated. Battle Creek Police Department’s Gang Suppression Unit investigated and found the suspect was in a vehicle the area of North Avenue and Garfield Avenue Thursday. When they pulled the vehicle over, the suspect ran away but police were able to arrest him.

He was booked into the Calhoun County Jail. Police say the shooting was targeted.

Anyone who may have witnessed the shooting should call Battle Creek Police’s non-emergency line at 269.781.0911 or Silent Observer at 269.964.3888.

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