6 dead, including suspect, in northern Michigan shooting: reports - The Detroit News
A mass shooting in rural Missaukee County, Michigan, has left six people dead, including the suspected gunman. Police discovered the victims across multiple locations before finding the suspect deceased in a wooded area.
Why it matters
This incident marks the second mass killing in Michigan within three weeks, highlighting ongoing concerns regarding gun violence and public safety in rural communities.
Hear this story View Comments Lake Township − Six people are dead, including the suspect, in a mass shooting near Cadillac in northern Michigan's rural Missaukee County, Michigan State Police confirmed Friday.
The suspect, 39-year-old Chad Hickman of Lake City, was found dead in a wooded area near Whitlock Lake in Caldwell Township, police said, about five miles north of where the first victims were found. The ages and genders of the victims were not released Friday evening, pending notification of their families.
It was a crime scene that spanned at least three different locations across Missaukee, a county of only about 15,000 residents located 25 miles west of Houghton Lake. At 10 p.m. Friday, police still had LaChance Road at Rosted Road closed while they continued their investigation in the heavily wooded area.
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