Michigan [US], At least eight people, including two children, were shot and injured in an attack at a recreation area in Michigan, US, on Saturday (local time). The suspect behind the attack was later found dead in a nearby home, CNN reported, citing officials.
The incident occurred at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad in Rochester Hills.
Earlier, police had said that the victim has been kept in a house near the incident site.
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said the suspect was found dead at a nearby home.Victims of the attack were taken to multiple hospitals with "a variety of injuries," Bouchard said during a news conference Saturday evening.
The Oakland County Sheriff said nine, "maybe 10" victims were injured in the shooting at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad in Rochester Hills and were taken to multiple hospitals with "a variety of injuries."
The sheriff could not confirm anything about the severity of the injuries, but said he knew at least one person had surgery and was "doing well," as CNN reported.
Michael Bouchard said one of the victims was eight years old, but he could not tell the ages of the other victims. He further said that the information is preliminary and the incident is changing "by the moment".Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said she is in contact with local authorities after the shooting incident.
"My heart is broken to learn about the shooting in Rochester Hills," he said in a post on X. “We are monitoring the situation as updates continue to come in and are in contact with local authorities.”
"This is a great community and it's heartbreaking to see this happen here," said Rochester Hills Mayor Brian Barnett.
The first 911 call alerting police to the shooting incident was made around 5:11 pm (local time), CNN reports.Bouchard said the Rochester Hills sergeant was hearing a new technology that safely livestreams 911 calls directly to first responders and responds to the scene within two minutes of the call being dispatched.
Authorities recovered a handgun and three empty magazines at the scene. The Oakland County Sheriff said it appears the suspect approached the entertainment area, got out of a vehicle and fired multiple shots from about 20 feet away.
He said the suspect "potentially fired 28 shots", adding that the incident appeared to be random and that authorities had not yet determined the motivation behind the attack.
Bouchard said the man police are considering a suspect was being held at a home about a half-mile from the scene, which was surrounded by officers.He said authorities were bringing in additional assets, including SWAT teams and armored vehicles, to help officers at the crime scene, CNN reported.
"We've been trying to talk to the guy with no response but again we're confident he's out there," he said. He added, "...we are in the process of obtaining a search warrant for that address."
The sheriff advised people sheltering in parks to go home and urged people to avoid the area if they were sheltering in place nearby.
Investigators believe there are potentially additional weapons in the residence.However, it's unclear whether the suspect has access to them, Bouchard said.
The sheriff called the incident a "gut punch" and said the community is still reeling from a 2021 shooting at a high school in Oxford, located 15 miles north of Rochester Hills, where four students were killed, CNN reported. Were.
“We haven't even fully understood what happened in Oxford, and now we're dealing with a whole other tragedy,” he said."
The incident occurred at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad in Rochester Hills.
Earlier, police had said that the victim has been kept in a house near the incident site.
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said the suspect was found dead at a nearby home.Victims of the attack were taken to multiple hospitals with "a variety of injuries," Bouchard said during a news conference Saturday evening.
The Oakland County Sheriff said nine, "maybe 10" victims were injured in the shooting at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad in Rochester Hills and were taken to multiple hospitals with "a variety of injuries."
The sheriff could not confirm anything about the severity of the injuries, but said he knew at least one person had surgery and was "doing well," as CNN reported.
Michael Bouchard said one of the victims was eight years old, but he could not tell the ages of the other victims. He further said that the information is preliminary and the incident is changing "by the moment".Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said she is in contact with local authorities after the shooting incident.
"My heart is broken to learn about the shooting in Rochester Hills," he said in a post on X. “We are monitoring the situation as updates continue to come in and are in contact with local authorities.”
"This is a great community and it's heartbreaking to see this happen here," said Rochester Hills Mayor Brian Barnett.
The first 911 call alerting police to the shooting incident was made around 5:11 pm (local time), CNN reports.Bouchard said the Rochester Hills sergeant was hearing a new technology that safely livestreams 911 calls directly to first responders and responds to the scene within two minutes of the call being dispatched.
Authorities recovered a handgun and three empty magazines at the scene. The Oakland County Sheriff said it appears the suspect approached the entertainment area, got out of a vehicle and fired multiple shots from about 20 feet away.
He said the suspect "potentially fired 28 shots", adding that the incident appeared to be random and that authorities had not yet determined the motivation behind the attack.
Bouchard said the man police are considering a suspect was being held at a home about a half-mile from the scene, which was surrounded by officers.He said authorities were bringing in additional assets, including SWAT teams and armored vehicles, to help officers at the crime scene, CNN reported.
"We've been trying to talk to the guy with no response but again we're confident he's out there," he said. He added, "...we are in the process of obtaining a search warrant for that address."
The sheriff advised people sheltering in parks to go home and urged people to avoid the area if they were sheltering in place nearby.
Investigators believe there are potentially additional weapons in the residence.However, it's unclear whether the suspect has access to them, Bouchard said.
The sheriff called the incident a "gut punch" and said the community is still reeling from a 2021 shooting at a high school in Oxford, located 15 miles north of Rochester Hills, where four students were killed, CNN reported. Were.
“We haven't even fully understood what happened in Oxford, and now we're dealing with a whole other tragedy,” he said."
