KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — A shooter was shot and killed by officers after luring them to a business and then opening fire, Kalamazoo police said.
Family of the suspect identified him as Brandon Stacey. They said he previously worked for Life EMS and was a volunteer firefighter in Parchment. He leaves behind a wife and young daughter.
Family members say Stacey didn't hate police. They don't know why he did what he did.
Officers were called to the Biomat USA Plasma Center on East Kalamazoo Avenue at N. Edwards Street in downtown Kalamazoo around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday on a report of an active shooter.
When the first two officers got there, they entered and found the suspect just inside. He opened fire on them, Kalamzoo Department of Public Safety Director Karianne Thomas said, and they returned fire.
Stacey's family members said he didn't fire first, but the origin of that information is unclear.
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