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Shooting In Howard Township
By: Mike Stiles - Tuesday, December 22, 2020


(HOWARD TOWNSHIP) – The Cass County Sheriff's Department is investigating a weekend shooting incident.

Sheriff Richard Behnke says at 7:30 Saturday night, Cass County Central Dispatch received a 911 call, with the caller saying they were in a vehicle heading north on Barron Lake Road and were being shot at by an individual in another vehicle.

Deputies went to the area of Barron Lake Road and Pokagon Highway and found a white Chevy pick up that had a flat tire. After contacting the occupants of the vehicle, it was determined they had been involved in the incident. The flat tire and damage to the vehicle was firearm related.

Deputies also located a dark colored 4 door vehicle along the side of the road on Pokagon Highway near Hampshire Street. This automobile was occupied by four individuals and damage to the vehicle was also firearm related. A female in this vehicle was injured by a bullet. She was taken to Elkhart General Hospital where she was treated and released.

Assisting at the scene were the Pokagon Band Tribal Police, the Michigan State Police, the Dowagiac Police Department, the Howard Township Fire Department and SMACS Ambulance.

The incident is still under investigation.



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