A series of shootings in Michigan left five people and a suspect dead, police said, following an extensive search around two homes and a wooded area. Officers responded just before noon to reports of a shooting at a home in Missaukee County, about 170 miles northwest of Detroit, and found three people dead and another in critical condition, Michigan State Police said in a statement.
The suspect, Chad Hickman, 39, fled before they arrived at the home, according to police. As officers conducted a large-scale search for him, they found a fourth person dead at another home. Hickman’s vehicle was later found in a wooded area near Whitlock Lake, and that led authorities to his body as well as that of another dead person.
Investigation Ongoing
Police asked people to avoid the areas where the shootings took place. The names and ages of the people killed were not immediately released, pending family notification. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she was briefed on the shooting and is monitoring the situation.
"My thoughts are with the victims, their families, and the Missaukee community," she said. Lt. Ashley Miller said that investigators would work through the night to process each scene, and that the situation is heartbreaking for the community and challenging for the investigators involved.
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