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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a man fatally shot a
police officer in southwestern Michigan before killing himself
after fleeing from officers who were investigating reports of
gunfire in the area.
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In a statement, the Kalamazoo Public Safety department says
officers encountered the 31-year-old man on the porch of a home
around 11:18 p.m. Monday and asked him whether he’d heard shots in
the area. Police say the man advanced toward an officer, brandished
a handgun and exchanged gunfire with the officer before fleeing
between houses.
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Seconds later, police say, officers heard another round of gunfire
and found a Kalamazoo officer fatally shot. The names of the
officer and the man haven’t been released.
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Police say the suspect died at the scene from an apparent
self-inflicted gunshot.
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