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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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