KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – It took less than 90 minutes for Kalamazoo to report its first homicide of the new year.
Monday at about 1:28 a.m. the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to the report of multiple shots fired with a man down in the 100 block of East South Street. On arrival, officers located 26-year-old Romero Devon Weakley of Kalamazoo suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
Bystanders were attempting to render medical aid including CPR. Officers continued with those lifesaving efforts and arranged for transport to a local hospital, where Weakley succumbed to his injuries a short time later.
During that same time, a second person sought treatment at an area hospital for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
KDPS detectives say a suspect has yet to be identified, but they’re asking anyone with information about the shootings incident to call the Criminal Investigation Division at (269)337-8139, or the Kalamazoo Silent Observer tip line at (269)343-2100.
