On May 10, 2023 at approximately 7 p.m., Calhoun County Sheriff's Office deputies were dispatched to the 200 block of E. Coolidge in Pennfield Township for a shots fired complaint. Deputies found a man was shot and was seeking treatment for non-life threatening injuries at Bronson Hospital in Battle Creek. Through investigation a 48-year-old Battle Creek man was identified as the shooter and lodged at the Calhoun County Jail.
On May 11, 2023 at approximately 2 a.m., Sheriff's Office deputies were dispatched to the intersection of 20th St and Avenue A in the City of Springfield for a shots fired complaint. Deputies discovered suspects in a grey sedan fired multiple times at an occupied vehicle. No injuries were reported but the vehicle sustained damage. Deputies collected several spent bullet casings from the scene. Deputies have no suspects in this incident.
Later the same evening at 2:30 a.m., deputies responded to the 100 block of Hopkins St in Pennfield Township for a shots fired complaint. Once on scene, deputies found several spent bullet casings and three vehicles damaged that were hit by the gunfire. Deputies located a male who was in one of the vehicles seeking treatment for non-life threatening injuries at Bronson Hospital in Battle Creek. Deputies have no suspects in this incident.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Battle Creek Police Department and Calhoun County Consolidated Dispatch Authority. Please contact the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division at 269-781-0880 or Silent Observer at 269-781-9700 if you have any further information about any of these incidents.
