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Man killed by gunfire shot through front door of Kalamazoo apartment

When officers arrived in the 1000 block of Interfaith Boulevard, they said they found a crashed vehicle with bullet holes, multiple shell casings and a small crowd.
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A man was killed in a Kalamazoo apartment on Tuesday night when he was hit by gunfire that came through his front door. 

According to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, around 10:25 p.m. officers responded to multiple reports of shots fired involving an unresponsive man bleeding from his head. 

When officers arrived in the 1000 block of Interfaith Boulevard, they said they found a crashed vehicle with bullet holes, multiple shell casings and a small crowd. 

Near the scene officers found Mark Wayne Jackson of New Baltimore, 53, unresponsive with gunshot wounds in his apartment. He was taken to a local hospital where he died. 

KDPS said according to the initial investigation, the suspect shot at the occupants of a car and ran. 

None of the occupants were hurt, but one of the rounds of gunfire hit Jackson's front door, going through it and killing him, KDPS said. 

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the KDPS Criminal Investigation Division at (269) 337-8139 to speak with a detective. 

Information can also be provided anonymously through the Kalamazoo Silent Observer tip line at 269-343-2100, the “P3Tips” app or online at www.KalamazooSilentObserver.com.

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