At least six people killed by a lone gunman shooting people at random
12:13PM GMT 21 Feb 2016
• Seven dead, several more wounded in Kalamazoo, MI
• Apparently random public shootings
• Suspect in custody
• Apparently random public shootings
• Suspect in custody
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Summary
A gunman drove in and around a western Michigan city randomly shooting people in the parking lots of a restaurant, car dealership and apartment complex, killing at least seven, including a 14-year-old girl, authorities said.
A 45-year-old man was arrested early Sunday in downtown Kalamazoo following a massive manhunt after the shootings began about 6pm on Saturday, authorities said.
Jeff Getting, prosecuting attorney, speaks during a news conference regarding the mass shooting in Kalamazoo? Photo: Bryan Bennett/Kalamazoo Gazette-MLive Media Group via AP
A 14-year-old girl was among five people fatally shot outside a Cracker Barrel restaurant, said Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Paul Matyas, while a father and son were killed at the dealership. A woman who was shot multiple times at an apartment complex was in serious condition early Sunday, Mr Matyas said, correcting an earlier statement in which he'd said nine people had been shot.
Mr Matyas said earlier that authorities did not believe the shootings were targeted at specific people, describing them as "our worst case scenario."
"These are random murders," he said.
Jeff Getting, prosecuting attorney, speaks during a news conference regarding the mass shooting in Kalamazoo? Photo: Bryan Bennett/Kalamazoo Gazette-MLive Media Group via AP
Mr Matyas told WWMT-TV that the suspect did not resist when approached by law enforcement officers in downtown Kalamazoo, and that weapons were found in the man's vehicle.
"The threat to the public is over," he said.
Kalamazoo is about 160 miles west of Detroit.
An officer with the Kalamazoo Crime Lab leaves the scene of a random shooting in Kalamazoo.? Photo: Bryan Bennett/Kalamazoo Gazette-MLive Media Group via AP
07:06
One of the dead "an eight-year-old boy"
Local reports are saying that one of those killed was an-eight year-old boy. This has not been confirmed by the police.
Police investigate the scene early Sunday, where people were shot in vehicles outside a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Kalamazoo? Photo: Mark Bugnaski/Kalamazoo Gazette
06:46
Confirmation suspect is in custody
Man was picked up in downtown Kalamazoo and has been taken to the local department of public safety. Police also say all three shootings were connected.
06:39
Reports that suspect has been arrested
AP is reporting that the suspect has been arrested. But there is no confirmation as yet.
Police investigate the scene Sunday, where people were shot in vehicles outside a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Kalamazoo? Photo: Mark Bugnaski/Kalamazoo Gazette
06:33
The car dealership where two were reported to have been killed
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A vehicle driven by a suspect in multiple shootings sits at at Ransom and Porter streets in downtown Kalamazoo? Photo: Ed Finnerty/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP
06:23
Now believed there are four crime scenes
#Kalamazoo, Mi
-4 Killed at Cracker Barrel
-2 at Car Lot
-Victims Randomly Targeted
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05:48
Suspect is white male in his 50s
More detail is emerging of the suspected killer. He is a white man in his 50s driving a Chevrolet HHR
05:37
Victims being shot "dead in their tracks"
Undersheriff Paul Matyas tells local TV station Fox Affiliate 17 news
We have had several shootings and they all appear to be related. What it looks like is somebody is driving around, finding people and shooting them dead in their tracks.
05:18
At least six dead in series of random shootings
Police in Kalamazoo County are searching for a white man who has been shooting people at random. Four were killed at the Cracker Barrel restaurant in Texas Townshhip and two at the Seelye Kia or Ford dealership. More follows
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