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Muskegon Heights Police offering reward for tips leading to suspect who shot officer in arm

Police ask the public not to go after the suspect but to call the authorities and let them handle the situation. The suspect is armed and dangerous.

MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, Mich. - The Muskegon Heights Police Department is offering a $1,000 reward for any information that will lead to the apprehension of the person who shot an officer on Saturday, July 6.

The officer was injured by gunfire around 4 p.m. on Saturday. Police tracked the suspect, identified as Dayvon Malik Davis, to a residence on the 2300 block of Jarman Street.

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Police Chief Joseph Thomas described Davis as a black male who is 21 years old.

"We aren't releasing his photograph because we don't want him to get famous," Thomas said. "We want him bad."

Davis was recently released from prison on parole in June. He was serving a 3-year sentence for bringing a sawed-off shotgun into Muskegon Heights Academy back in 2015. Davis was convicted of assaulting a police officer and multiple weapons charges. 

Thomas said Davis is considered armed and dangerous, and if you see Davis, call 911. Thomas urged the public not to try to take Davis down themselves but to let police handle the situation.

Thomas added that three task forces are on the streets, including the Michigan State Police Crime Unit, U.S. Marshals and an undercover unit. 

If the tip leads to Davis's apprehension, you will still get the reward.

If you see Davis or know of his whereabouts, call the Muskegon Heights Police Department at 231-733-8900.

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