KDPS: Jury finds man guilty of 2022 murder

Katie Rosendale
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Kalamazoo police say a man has been convicted in a 2022 murder.

On Friday, a jury found Jalani Nowling guilty of first-degree premeditated murder and felony firearm, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety announced Wednesday in a release.

The victim of the Dec. 30, 2022 homicide, James Douglas White Jr., was 29.

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Police say though a conviction can’t undo the past, they hope it will “bring about a sense of closure” for family members.

The city commission in 2021 declared gun violence a public health crisis, according to KDPS. The department says it has been working alongside the prosecutor’s office and the community alike to reduce gun violence.

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