A 34-year old Benton Harbor man is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after he was shot twice in the back in the 1900 block of E. Britain Avenue just minutes before midnight last night according to Benton Township Police.
Detective Sgt. Tyler Tiefenbach is asking for the public’s help in finding the man responsible for the late night shooting at 1942 E. Britain Avenue after his department was called out at five minutes to midnight and found the critically injured man who two gunshot wounds to his back. He was taken to Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph for immediate emergency care, but Tiefenbach says his woulds were serious enough to be classified as life-threatening.
Meanwhile, Tiefenbach’s department is searching for a black male with dread-locks, but little other information. That’s why he is appealing to the public for assistance in solving the crime. He is asking anyone with information to contact the Benton Township Police Department at 269-925-1135 or call Crime Stoppers at 574-288-STOP.
The incident, investigated by Benton Township with the assistance of the Berrien County Sheriff’s Department, Michigan State Police and the St. Joseph Department of Public Safety, remains active at this time.
