Kalamazoo, St. Louis Shootings Under Investigation

Authorities are investigating two separate shootings in Kalamazoo: a 21-year-old man was treated for a leg gunshot wound after arriving at a hospital with inconsistent statements about an incident believed to have occurred on North Park Street, with no suspects identified. In a separate case, 42-year-old Michael Richard Powers was fatally shot near Riverview Drive and East Paterson Street, and 28-year-old Anthony Shawn-Tyrone Thomas has been arrested and arraigned on multiple charges in connection with Powers’ death. Police continue to seek information from the public in both Kalamazoo cases. In St. Louis, a 15-year-old, Corion Harris-Wicks, is being charged as an adult alongside 20-year-old Marcus Allen for the December shooting death of 17-year-old Romel White, one of at least 24 minors killed by gun violence in the area last year. Investigations in both cities remain ongoing.