KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A suspect is in custody after a shooting left a man injured and prompted a lockdown at a nearby school Thursday.
The Kalamazoo Township Police Department (KTPD) says a 25-year-old man was shot near Mosel and Woodward avenues at 4:30 p.m.
The victim reportedly claimed he was shot by a relative.
Police say they treated the victim until EMTs arrived. The suspect was found nearby with help from the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office and the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, according to KTPD.
We’re told the Parchment Public Schools Innovation Center was placed on lockdown for a short while out of an abundance of caution.
The victim was transported to a hospital for treatment. The extent of his injuries was not disclosed.
The suspect has been identified as 57-year-old Andrew J. Pitchford from Kalamazoo Township, who was taken to the Kalamazoo County Jail.
On Friday, Pitchford was arraigned in Kalamazoo's 8th District Court by Honorable Judge Kathleen Hemingway. He was charged with assault with intent to commit murder, a felony that is punishable by life or any number of years in prison. He was also charged with felony firearm, which is a felony punishable by up to two years consecutively with and preceding any term of imprisonment imposed for the felony or attempted felony conviction.
For the charges, Pitchford was given cash or surety of bond of $100,000.
