KALAMAZOO, MI — A man shot by police near downtown Kalamazoo has been pronounced dead, according to police. Police responded to the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Park on the afternoon of Tuesday, Oct. 8, for a report of a man making threats, Chief David Boysen said.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A man is dead after being shot by public safety officers in Kalamazoo's Martin Luther King Jr. Park on Tuesday afternoon. The agency posted about the shooting on social media.

Someone called police about a person threatening to hurt another with a gun. Officers found the suspect at MLK Park and fired shots when the person presented a gun.