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2nd suspect in murder of WMU student arraigned

Posted at 4:42 PM, Dec 16, 2016
and last updated 2016-12-16 16:42:13-05

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – A second person has been charged in the murder of a Western Michigan University student.

Jordan Waire, 20, was officially charged Friday with felony murder, armed robbery and firearms charges in the murder of Jacob Jones on December 8th.  Jones was shot and killed at an off-campus apartment in the 700 block of S. Howard Street.

Jake Jones - from GoFundMe

Jake Jones – from GoFundMe

Waire is from Muskegon, according to the Kalamazoo Dept. of Public Safety.

Last week, Joeviair Kennedy, also of Muskegon and a former basketball player at WMU and at Muskegon High School, was also arrested in the murder of Jones.