Battle Creek Youth Arrested After Shots Fired

A 17-year-old youth has been placed in the Calhoun County Juvenile Home, after being suspected of firing a gunshot at a group of people.

Battle Creek Police were dispatched to the 200-block of South Kendall Street, at 11:38 Friday morning, on a report of shots fired. The investigation led officers to believe that the youth fired one shot at a group of people, with whom he was having a conflict, and standing in front of a home. The occupants of a car, who were passing by, thought the shots were at them and reported the incident to police.

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Nobody was injured in the shooting and a .38 caliber handgun was recovered from the home. The suspected 17-year-old gunman was arrested on charges of felonious assault.