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2 Arrested for Shooting at Battle Creek Apartment Complex Playground
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2 Arrested for Shooting at Battle Creek Apartment Complex Playground

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Police arrested two men for firing multiple shots at a children’s playground early Saturday morning.

On Saturday around 4:00 a.m., the Battle Creek Police Department responded to a report that two men were standing outside an SUV shooting at objects from a playground inside an apartment complex in the 200 block of Taft Court. Upon arriving at the scene, officers located the SUV a short distance from the apartment complex and conducted a traffic stop. Inside the vehicle, they discovered a shotgun and ammunition positioned between the 19-year-old driver and a 23-year-old passenger.

Police recovered 17 shell casings from the SUV and the apartment complex.

The two men were arrested and are facing weapons charges. The teenage driver also faces additional charges of operating while intoxicated.

The incident remains under investigation by the Battle Creek Police Department.