BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Battle Creek Police arrested a 49-year-old man after a shooting injured a 26-year-old Battle Creek woman Tuesday evening.

Officers responded to the 200 block of Capital Avenue NE at approximately 6:55 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, and found the woman with a gunshot wound to her lower left leg.

Officers applied a tourniquet and moved her to a safe location. LifeCare Ambulance treated and transported her. Police do not believe her injury is life-threatening.

Officers found the suspect at the scene a short time later and detained him without incident. Detectives interviewed him at the Battle Creek Police Department.

Detectives also executed a search warrant at a residence connected to the shooting. They recovered evidence and submitted it for forensic examination.

Police lodged the man at the Calhoun County Jail on charges of assault with intent to murder and multiple weapons offenses.

The victim and suspect know each other. Police believe the shooting was domestic-related and not a random act of violence.

The BCPD Gang Suppression Unit, Crime Lab and Detective Bureau assisted with the investigation. The Battle Creek Fire Department and LifeCare Ambulance also assisted at the scene.

The investigation remains active.

If you have any information about this incident, please contact the BCPD Detective Bureau at 269-781-0911, submit an anonymous tip through Silent Observer or call 269-964-3888.

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