Michigan Sheriff Refuses to Name Suspect in Deputy’s Slaying

Emergency responders listen as Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller talks briefly about Deputy Ryan Proxmire during a vigil outside the Sheriff's office in Kalamazoo, Mich., on Aug. 15, 2021. Joel Bissell/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The suspect in the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s deputy during a pursuit in southwestern Michigan had been involved in a car chase with another law enforcement agency earlier the same day, authorities said Monday.

Speaking at a news conference, Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller declined to name the suspect who pointed a gun at deputies at a gas station in Galesburg Saturday night then drove away. The deputies chased the suspect who shot and critically wounded Deputy Ryan Proxmire during that pursuit.