Published on November 19, 2025
The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) is providing an update on the ongoing investigation into the November 4, 2024, homicide of Paris Powe.
On Nov. 18, 2025, Norris Deshane Baker, 35, was arraigned on the following charges:
Magistrate Mark Holsomback presided over the arraignment, and Baker was denied bond.
The charges relate to the shooting death of Mr. Powe in the 400 block of Egleston Avenue. Baker fled the state following the homicide and was taken into custody on Dec. 20, 2024, in Harris County, Texas. He was on parole at the time of the incident.
Baker is currently lodged with the Michigan Department of Corrections awaiting further court proceedings.
KDPS continues to investigate this case. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Criminal Investigations Division at 269-337-8139. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through the Kalamazoo Silent Observer tip line at 269-343-2100, via the “P3Tips” app, or online at www.KalamazooSilentObserver.com.
By authority of:
Public Information Officer Zach Hamelton