Niles Police investigating shooting at Little Caesars

NILES, Mich. -  The Niles Police Department responded to Little Caesars Pizza at 1244 S. 11th St. in Niles for a malicious destruction of property complaint involving two employees who were in a verbal dispute just after 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning.

According to police, moments later a 911 call was received at the Niles Dispatch Center of a subject who had been shot, receiving a non-life-threatening injury, and was in the Dollar Tree store just a few doors down.

Officers responded to both locations and the victim was located at Dollar Tree where he was treated by Niles Fire Department, SMCAS Ambulance personnel, and transported to South Bend Memorial Hospital.

At the Little Caesars, officers located the suspect and took them into custody.

"Based on evidence at the scene, investigators determined that the shooting took place in a business entrance near the 1200 block of S. 11th St.," police said.