(7-28-19) On Sunday July 28, 2019 at 12:25 am, the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office Road Patrol Personnel and the Michigan State Police were dispatched to the 900 Block of Woods Edge Dr. in Niles Township on a report of several gunshots and an individual, who was possibly injured.
When the deputies and troopers arrived on scene, they discovered that a 32 year old Niles area resident male was shot numerous times in his buttocks and lower legs. The 32 year old male was transported by SMCAS Ambulance Service to Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Indiana, were he under went surgery for his injuries and is currently in stable condition and and his injuries do not appear to be life threatening.
Detectives and Crime Scene Technicians from the Berrien County Sheriff’’s Office would arrive to help assist in the investigation and processing of the crime scene.
The initial investigation reveals that the 32 year old victim was standing outside of a vehicle in a parking lot of an apartment complex, when he was approached by unknown individual(s) in an unknown vehicle, when he was shot.
This investigation is on–going and anyone with information is requested to contact the Berrien County Sheriff’’s Office Criminal Investigation Unit (Detective Bureau) at (269) 983983–7141 ext. 7224 r Crime Stoppers at 1–900900–342342– Stop (Stop (78786767))