Seven Shot, One Killed, In Benton Harbor

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Police are investigating after seven people were shot, one fatally, in Benton Harbor on Memorial Day. The Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety says officers were sent to the 900 block of Pipestone Street around 2:20 a.m. When police arrived at Ajay’s Lounge and A&D Liquor store, they found several shell casings of various calibers throughout the area. Seven gunshot victims were taken to Spectrum Health Lakeland hospital. One of the victims died of multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. He has been identified as 19-year-old Marlon Tyree Bowman. Police say no one has stepped forward to explain what happened. They’re asking anyone with information to contact them at 384-9715. The department is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to identification and arrest of the suspect or suspects involved.