BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Springfield Middle School is closed Thursday due to an incident near the campus, according to the school’s Facebook page.
Just before 5 a.m. Thursday, deputies from the City of Springfield responded to the report of a gunshot victim at the BP gas station on Dickman Road.
Following an investigation it was determined that incident originally occurred in the area of Avenue A near Sundown Street.
The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office says a woman was driving along Avenue A when she swerved to avoid hitting a man who stepped into the road. The man then reportedly fired several rounds at her vehicle, hitting her in the hip. She was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
After speaking with the sheriff’s department, the district decided it would be safer to cancel the day for Springfield Middle School and Valley View Elementary School.
The district said in the post that there was no threat made to the school and the incident was not related to the district in any way.
There is also no threat to the general public, according to deputies.
The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s department at 269-781-0880 or Silent Observer at 269-781-9700.
