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18-year-old arrested, facing 20 charges for Kalamazoo Mother’s Day deadly shooting

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says a young man was arrested Friday in connection with a deadly shooting that happened in May.

Police say 33-year-old Marcus Pierce was shot and killed on Ada Street this past Mother’s Day.

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READ MORE: 1 killed, 3 hurt in Mother’s Day shootings in Kalamazoo

KDPS says detectives and officers have been investigating this homicide for months, adding it’s a “heinous crime that took the life of a young man and tears at the fabric of our community and society.”

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They were able to get a homicide warrant for 18-year-old Andrew Johnson of Kalamazoo.

The department says Johnson was arrested and arraigned Friday.

He was charged with open murder and 19 other crimes, and the judge denied his bond.

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