MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MI – A man was killed in Muskegon Heights early Saturday, and police say the shooting likely was self-defense.

The shooting occurred around 1:30 a.m. July 13 in the 2300 block of Jefferson Street near Hovey Street, said Muskegon Heights Police Chief Joseph E. Thomas Jr.

“All the evidence points to self-defense,” Thomas said.

He said the man was shot by a male “victim.”

Thomas declined to release the name of the man who was shot. Friends identified him as QuaDreckis Brooks, 22.

An investigation is continuing to prepare the case for review by the Muskegon County Prosecutor’s Office, Thomas said. He declined to provide further details.