Trace Christenson

Battle Creek Enquirer

A 24-year-old Battle Creek man, Caprice Gordon, has died from injuries from an accidental shooting early Thursday.

Battle Creek police were notified of the shooting at 3:56 a.m. and said it occurred at a home in the first block of West Fountain Street.

"The man was handling a firearm and it went off," said Detective Sgt. Troy Gilleylen, supervisor of the detective bureau. "Some friends asked him to put the gun down and stop playing with it."

Gilleylen said Gordon was pronounced dead about noon.

Gilleylen said six or seven people were at the house, some outside and some in the room with Gordon when the single shot from the 9mm semi-automatic handgun was fired. The gun was found and seized by police.

Gordon was struck in the head and taken by private car to Bronson Battle Creek and then transferred to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, where he died, Gilleylen said.

Police received calls from the house and also were notified by the hospital when Gordon arrived for treatment.

Gilleylen said detectives are continuing their investigation into the shooting.

Contact Trace Christenson at 269-966-0685 or tchrist@battlecreekenquirer.com. Follow him on Twitter: @TSChristenson