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David Keith Algarin Jr.
Age : 30
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 08/06/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Sturgis
County : Branch
State : Michigan
Agency : Sturgis Department of Public Safety; St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during homicide investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/06/2023, officers with the Sturgis Department of Public Safety located 30-year-old David Keith Algarin Jr., who had been identified as the shooter in the fatal shootings of Stacy Ramsey, 39, and Jerry Longacre, 61, the previous night in St. Joseph County. Officers attempted to stop Algarin as he drove through the City of Sturgis, but he continued driving away and a pursuit began.
The pursuit continued into Branch County. During the pursuit, officers performed a PIT maneuver to stop Algarin's vehicle before it reached the nearby Magic Capital of the World festival in Colon, where large crowds were present. After the vehicle came to a stop on M-86 near Kane Road, an exchange of gunfire occurred. Algarin was shot by police and died at the scene. No officers were reported to have been struck by gunfire. The Michigan State Police investigated the shooting.
Authorities later identified the decedent as David Keith Algarin Jr. During a joint press conference, investigators stated they had not determined a motive for the earlier homicides. Stacy Ramsey had been found with a gunshot wound in the roadway and witnesses reported Algarin struck her with his vehicle before fleeing. Jerry Longacre was found fatally shot at a mobile home community during the search for Algarin.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2023/08/suspect-in-double-homicide-is-dead-prosecutor-says.html
https://www.wndu.com/2023/08/06/sturgis-shooting-suspect-loose-considered-armed-dangerous/
https://www.wilx.com/2023/08/07/man-suspected-2-weekend-killings-dies-police-shooting-2/
