Update: Woman shot, killed in Kalamazoo was 2018 county board candidate

KALAMAZOO, MI — A 33-year-old woman is dead after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest Monday afternoon at a residence in Kalamazoo’s Northside neighborhood, according to a news release from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.

Officers responded to the home in the 1300 block of North Church Street shortly before 12:30 p.m. Monday, July 15, where they found the woman in the kitchen and immediately began life-saving efforts, the release states.

The victim was transported to Bronson Methodist Hospital by ambulance, where she was later pronounced dead.

The woman’s name has not been released. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday morning, police stated in the release.

A 36-year-old Kalamazoo resident was encountered on the front porch of the home and told officers he shot the victim, according to police. He was arrested for open murder and is being held at the Kalamazoo County Jail.