BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) – It was a bad weekend in Battle Creek as two persons were murdered.
Battle Creek Police have a suspect in custody in one of the murders. Police say an 18-year-old male from Battle Creek is dead and a suspect is in jail following a shooting late Saturday night in the Burger King parking lot on West Columbia Avenue.
The shooting victim died at the scene from his injuries. A Police K-9 was used to locate the suspect who was described as a 20-year-old Battle Creek man. He was found in the area of 30th and 31st Streets between Territorial Road and Highland Boulevard. Police also found a discarded handgun nearby.
The suspect is being held in the Calhoun County Jail on several charges, including open murder. Police believe the men knew each other.
Authorities don’t think this case is related to the murder investigation from early Saturday morning in the area of Golden Avenue and Riverside Drive.
Officers heard gunshots in the area and discovered a car in the tree line at the edge of Riverside Park at Golden. Police found a woman inside of a car with apparent gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene. No suspects are in custody yet as police continue to investigate.
(Jerry Malec contributed to this report)
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