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Western Michigan player charged with murder says co-defendant pulled trigger

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Western Michigan basketball player Joeviair Kennedy, who has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a student during a robbery, testified Wednesday that his co-defendant pulled the trigger.

Kennedy testified Wednesday during a hearing about whether Jordan Waire would stand trial that the Dec. 8 robbery in Kalamazoo was planned by the two former high school teammates from Muskegon. Kennedy said he suggested Jacob Jones as a robbery target.

Kennedy said they got marijuana and about $25.

The Kalamazoo Gazette reported a judge ruled there's enough evidence to send Waire to trial.