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PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) Portage police are investigating the second incident this week involving gunshots being fired at a home, and believe the two are related.
On Thursday morning, officers responded to a residence in the 1400 block of E. Kilgore Rd at around 7:40. Witnesses saw a dark blue or black 4-door sedan in the area and say at least nine gunshots were heard. Many of them struck the home, but there were no injuries. The car quickly fled the scene.
Investigations have led authorities to believe that this incident is likely related to one in the 300 block of Colonial Ave., just a few miles away, that happened on Wednesday.
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Police investigating 2 cases of shots fire at Portage home
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and last updated 2021-04-21 16:04:42-04
PORTAGE, Mich. â Police are investigating after shots were fired at a home in Portage for the second time in the past six months.
Officers from the Portage Department of Public Safety were called to a home on Colonial Avenue around 10:15 Tuesday night for a report of shots fired.
Police say an unidentified vehicle stopped in front of the house and fired at least 12 shots before driving off.
According to officers, some of the rounds hit the house and nearly hit one of the people inside.
Portage police investigating shooting on Colonial Avenue By Will Kriss
Apr 21, 2021 3:36 PM
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) Police in Portage are investigating a shooting incident that took place on Tuesday.
Around 10:15 p.m., officers responded to the 300 block of Colonial Avenue, where an unidentified vehicle stopped in front of a residence and opened fire.
At least 12 shots were heard, and several struck the occupied residence. One round almost hit an occupant inside.
Police say this is the second shots fired incident at the same residence. The first incident occurred in November of 2020, but were different individuals living in the home at that time.