Three Rivers police investigating shooting at Paul’s Pantry
The Three Rivers Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Monday night at Paul’s Pantry in the 200 block of E. Michigan Ave. in Three Rivers.
The Three Rivers Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Monday night at Paul’s Pantry in the 200 block of E. Michigan Ave. in Three Rivers.
At approximately 9:06 p.m. on Monday, July 12, officers were dispatched to the Paul’s Pantry parking lot with a report of shots fired with subjects fleeing from the scene. The victim of the shooting has been identified, and according to Det. Sgt. Sam Smallcombe, was alive as of Tuesday morning. No other information about the shooting is available at this time.
If you have any information or tips about this incident, please contact Smallcombe at (269) 278-1235 ext. 140 or via email at SSmallcombe@threeriversmi.org.
Alek Haak-Frost is executive editor of Watershed Voice.
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