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Teen arrested for shooting girl in Kalamazoo Twp.

Posted at 2:08 PM, Jul 20, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-20 14:08:07-04

KALAMAZOO TWP., Mich. – A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly shooting a 17-year-old girl Wednesday morning.

Kalamazoo Township Police say the parents of the boy brought him to the police department when they realized he was being sought in the incident.  Police say that he is the only person they were looking for.  He is currently being held at the Kalamazoo County Juvenile Home.  Charges have not yet been filed.  Police say the handgun that he allegedly used has not yet been found.

The girl was shot about 1:30am in the Country Meadows Apartments.  She is in critical condition at a local hospital with a single gunshot wound to the chest.