Battle Creek police have arrested a 49-year-old man after a shooting that injured a 26-year-old Battle Creek woman on Tuesday evening, WKZO reported.

Source: WKZO via 106.5 Jack FM — Battle Creek police make arrest after woman shot and injured Tuesday evening, Oct. 22, 2026

Officers responded to the 200 block of Capital Avenue NE at approximately 6:55 p.m. Tuesday and found the woman with a gunshot wound to her lower left leg. Officers applied a tourniquet and moved her to a safe location, and LifeCare Ambulance treated and transported her. Police do not believe her injury is life-threatening.

Source: WKZO via 96.5 The Touch — Man arrested following Capital Avenue NE shooting, Oct. 21, 2026

6:55 p.m. TuesdayTime officers responded to the 200 block of Capital Avenue NE, Battle Creek
26Age of the woman shot in the lower left leg; injury not believed life-threatening
49Age of the man arrested and lodged at the Calhoun County Jail

Officers found the suspect at the scene a short time later and detained him without incident, and detectives interviewed him at the Battle Creek Police Department. Detectives also executed a search warrant at a residence connected to the shooting and recovered evidence that will undergo forensic examination.

Source: WKZO via 96.5 The Touch — Man arrested following Capital Avenue NE shooting, Oct. 21, 2026

The man is in the Calhoun County Jail on charges of assault with intent to murder and multiple weapons offences, police said. Police say the victim and suspect know each other and believe the shooting was domestic-related and not a random act of violence. The investigation remains active. The charges are allegations, and the man has not been convicted.

Source: WKZO via 106.5 Jack FM — Battle Creek police make arrest after woman shot and injured Tuesday evening, Oct. 22, 2026

What police are saying

Battle Creek police describe this as a domestic-related shooting between two people who know each other, not a random attack. No name for the arrested man was released in the reports reviewed, and police have not announced any wider threat to the public in connection with this incident.

What is solid

  • A 26-year-old Battle Creek woman was shot in the lower left leg on Tuesday evening in the 200 block of Capital Avenue NE and was treated and transported by LifeCare Ambulance — Battle Creek police via WKZO.
  • A 49-year-old man found at the scene was detained without incident and lodged at the Calhoun County Jail on assault with intent to murder and weapons charges — Battle Creek police via WKZO.

What is only claimed

  • No contested factual claim has been reported; the circumstances remain under active investigation and the charges are allegations only.