Police officers responding to a shooting on Stauffer Ave. on Saturday, July 20, 2013, in Kentwood, Mich. (Latara Appleby | MLive.com)

KENTWOOD, MI — Two men were hospitalized Saturday afternoon after a shooting incident and subsequent assault on the suspected shooter by the victim's roommate, police said.

Police said the victim was shot three times in the chest area around 4:25 p.m. Saturday in his home, located in the 4800 block of Stauffer Avenue in Kentwood.

A roommate of the victim dragged the shooting suspect from the home following the incident and assaulted him, causing him serious injuries and head trauma, police said.

Police found the shooting suspect injured on the street upon arrival, but a witness had already left for the hospital with the victim in a private vehicle.

First responders were able to catch up with the driver at a Big Lots store near the intersection of S. Division Avenue and 54th Street, and transported the victim to Spectrum Health Butterworth hospital for treatment.

It's unclear what the motive of the shooter was, but police believe at least one of the residents of the home had a connection to him. Police said the suspect was also hospitalized and in custody.

The incident remains under investigation.

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