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A man who was shot in the hip during a Wednesday night incident at the Briarwood Apartments in Benton Township is now charged with murder. The Benton Township
Police are investigating a murder in Benton Township on Wednesday night. The Benton Township Police Department says it happened at Briarwood Apartments on Union
Benton Charter Township Police Department investigating deadly armed robbery By: Kate Luce
The robbery took place at the Briarwood Apartments just after 11:30 pm.
Witnesses say it started as an armed robbery and then heard gunshots. Two men were hit by the gunfire, according to the report.
Officers identified one of the men hit by the gunfire as 20-year-old Miquan Davis. Davis was in the passenger seat of a vehicle when he was struck in the chest by the gunfire.
The driver took Davis to the hospital, where he died from his injuries, according to officers.
The other victim was identified as 18-year-old James Parker-Hersey. He told detectives that he was standing outside when he realized he had been shot in the hip. He is expected to recover from his injuries.
An armed robbery confrontation at the Briarwood Apartment complex on Union Avenue in Benton Township shortly before midnight Wednesday night has left one man dead and another injured, with Benton Township Police Detectives asking the public for help in identifying those responsible for the attack. Detective Lt. Michael DenDooven with the Benton Township Police says that at 11:38pm Wednesday night his department was dispatched to the Briarwood complex regarding a shooting. Upon arrival, Police found 18 year old James Parker-Hersey of Benton Harbor suffering from a gunshot wound to his left hip. Medic 1 arrived on the scene at 1885 Union Avenue and began treating him before taking him to Spectrum Health Lakeland where he was admitted into surgery. DenDooven says that 20-year old Miquan Davis of Benton Township was a passenger in a vehicle at the scene who had been shot in the chest, and subsequently taken to Spectrum Health Lakeland by the driver of that vehicle. Hospital officials admin