Police in Kalamazoo are searching for a man who they say assaulted his ex-girlfriend and then set her bedroom on fire. The incident took place around 10:15 p.m. on Monday.

Officers say that Adam David Shigwadja, 18, broke into the house and attacked his girlfriend with a weapon. He then set the upstairs room on fire. Shigwadja the jumped out of a second-floor window and ran away.

The fire was contained to the bedroom, and fire crews were able to extinguish it.

The woman is hospitalized in critical condition at Bronson Hospital.

Shigwadja is a white male, roughly 5' 7" tall and approximately 130 lbs. He currently has shorter brown hair than in the picture they provided to the media. He is known to frequent the Kalamazoo south and east sides as well as Paw Paw.

Anyone with information about Shigwadja's whereabouts is asked to call the Kalamazoo Public Safety Department at (269) 337-8994.

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