A 32-year-old Niles-area man is recovering at South Bend Memorial Hospital after being shot multiple times in the legs and buttocks early Sunday morning. The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department says road patrol officers and Michigan State Police troopers responded to the call of multiple shots being fired in the 900 block of Woods Edge Drive in Niles Township just before 12:30 a.m. The victim was taken by ambulance to the hospital and underwent surgery. He’s expected to fully recover and is in stable condition.
According to the initial investigation, the victim was standing outside a vehicle in the parking lot of an apartment complex when someone drove up and started shooting. Police are asking anyone with tips to call Crime Stoppers at 800-342-STOP or the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau at 269-983-7141 extension 7224.
