Suspected gunman among six dead in Michigan shootings
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Michigan authorities have identified 39-year-old Chad Hickman as the suspected gunman in a shooting spree that left six people dead, including him, and one person critically injured. The latest details place the shootings at more than one home in Missaukee County, prompting a large-scale manhunt and underlining the rapidly escalating nature of the incident.
Police were alerted at about 11.40am on Friday after a 13-year-old girl reported being shot in the arm at a home on LaChance Road. Troopers found three people dead and another critically injured there, then discovered a fourth victim at a separate property while searching for Hickman, who was believed to be armed and driving a white pick-up truck. The report did not give a motive or explain the circumstances of the suspect’s death.
- Suspect Chad Hickman was identified after six deaths in Michigan.
- A 13-year-old reported being shot, triggering the response.
- Police found victims at multiple homes during the manhunt.
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Missaukee County is a largely rural area in northern Michigan, where homes can be spread far apart and police may need to search across a wide area. In shootings involving several locations, officers typically focus first on treating injured people, securing the sites and locating any suspected attacker.
The case centres on Chad Hickman, whom authorities have named as the suspected gunman, and the people killed or injured at the homes involved. Investigators will be working to establish the relationships between those involved, the sequence of events and any possible motive, which has not been made public.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Six dead, including suspect, in Michigan shooting spree after furious manhunt”.