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UrbScotty

(23,980 posts)
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 01:19 AM Feb 2016

Police: Man randomly shooting people in Kalamazoo Co.; 6 dead (suspect caught)

Source: WXMI

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. — Police said they are searching for a suspect who is driving around the area and randomly shooting at people.

Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Paul Matyas confirms to FOX 17 that six people have been shot and killed at a Cracker Barrel and a car dealership.

Four people were killed at the Cracker Barrel restaurant in Texas Township, while two were killed at Seelye Ford on Stadium Drive.

Read more: http://fox17online.com/2016/02/20/police-man-randomly-shooting-in-kalamazoo-co-dead/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_FOX_17

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Police: Man randomly shooting people in Kalamazoo Co.; 6 dead (suspect caught) (Original Post) UrbScotty Feb 2016 OP
Pew pew alcibiades_mystery Feb 2016 #1
god bless pothos Feb 2016 #2
If only some gun toting yahoo had been there. Heck, sounds like a gun toting yahoo killed Hoyt Feb 2016 #3
Should his race have been identified? exboyfil Feb 2016 #4
Only if he's at large and people need to look out for him. After that, no. Absolutely not. trillion Feb 2016 #11
It's usually a white man Flying Squirrel Feb 2016 #14
I was thinking he was white. trillion Feb 2016 #17
That just equaled Japan's total gun deaths in an average year. ErikJ Feb 2016 #5
America nt. villager Feb 2016 #6
There is a MAJOR COLLEGE CAMPUS.... LovingA2andMI Feb 2016 #7
Not near WMU so far. jayfish Feb 2016 #12
Suspect was apprehended close to WMU though. jayfish Feb 2016 #22
Yes Indeed. LovingA2andMI Feb 2016 #25
Horrifying! DesertRat Feb 2016 #8
Shooter Possibly Located...UPDATED jayfish Feb 2016 #9
More Information... LovingA2andMI Feb 2016 #10
An 8 year old... I had my 8 year-old nephew at my house today. trillion Feb 2016 #16
Oh no shenmue Feb 2016 #28
Thank the lord he hasn't lost his gawd-given 2A rights. That would be a sin. valerief Feb 2016 #13
The second commandment ....er amendment .... etherealtruth Feb 2016 #37
It's kind of funny that the 2nd commandment is "Thou shalt not make any graven image," and valerief Feb 2016 #38
"Strong Suspect" In Custody. jayfish Feb 2016 #15
Wonderful. nt valerief Feb 2016 #19
Looks like they actually caught him about an hour ago. jayfish Feb 2016 #23
all three local news channels are reporting now, elmac Feb 2016 #18
I'm watching WWMT right now and not hearing any such thing. jayfish Feb 2016 #21
America has gone 0 days without a mass shooting Feeling the Bern Feb 2016 #20
Oh no! Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 #24
My final update jayfish Feb 2016 #26
14-year-old girl (had been said to be 9, earlier) in serious condition, not dead muriel_volestrangler Feb 2016 #27
Oh.. she did. Very sorry to hear that. I was really hoping she would make it. trillion Feb 2016 #49
No, she *is* still alive. There had been earlier reports she was dead; they were corrected muriel_volestrangler Feb 2016 #54
Wow. What a story. Thanks for posting this. trillion Feb 2016 #55
Kalamazoo is one of the sillier names of a city AngryAmish Feb 2016 #29
It's native american. (nt) noamnety Feb 2016 #31
Ignorance on display. tabasco Feb 2016 #32
aw I think it is a cool name Skittles Feb 2016 #44
Not a Syrian refugee ck4829 Feb 2016 #30
Even money the guy is white and was drunk almost off his ass. Archae Feb 2016 #33
I guarantee there were people carrying in a Cracker Barrel ... LannyDeVaney Feb 2016 #34
well... Skittles Feb 2016 #45
Mugshot of the responsible gun owner tabasco Feb 2016 #35
What was his Freeper screen name? alfredo Feb 2016 #39
Trump4pres trillion Feb 2016 #50
Ha! alfredo Feb 2016 #52
if only people had more guns and the murderer would stand still. MariaThinks Feb 2016 #36
Suspect in Kalamazoo shootings that killed six was Uber driver, firm says muriel_volestrangler Feb 2016 #40
and now Locrian Feb 2016 #41
that is the NRA wet dream Skittles Feb 2016 #43
The right wing media is calling him a "self-described progressive." alfredo Feb 2016 #42
and I am a fire hydrant Skittles Feb 2016 #46
I guess I'm safe to assume you are not a dog person? alfredo Feb 2016 #47
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Skittles Feb 2016 #48
Yep, they've convinced all the RW that the shooters are always liberals. trillion Feb 2016 #51
Our local news has its share, but there's enough progressives to fight back. alfredo Feb 2016 #53
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
3. If only some gun toting yahoo had been there. Heck, sounds like a gun toting yahoo killed
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 01:30 AM
Feb 2016

these innocent people.

 

trillion

(1,859 posts)
11. Only if he's at large and people need to look out for him. After that, no. Absolutely not.
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 01:58 AM
Feb 2016

Even then, I would say it causes mass racism if he is a minority, so maybe only the police need to know.

 

ErikJ

(6,335 posts)
5. That just equaled Japan's total gun deaths in an average year.
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 01:39 AM
Feb 2016

About 6/yr. Where getting a hunting rifle is as hard as getting a machine gun here.

LovingA2andMI

(7,006 posts)
7. There is a MAJOR COLLEGE CAMPUS....
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 01:46 AM
Feb 2016

In Kalamazoo - Western Michigan University. Have to wonder if the shooting happened at or near the campus as it has been a warm February evening in Michigan -- temps today in the 60's as a high today and 40's this evening - so it is likely students were out walking around campus tonight.

jayfish

(10,039 posts)
22. Suspect was apprehended close to WMU though.
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:30 AM
Feb 2016

Right down the street as a matter of fact. Could have been a close call.

jayfish

(10,039 posts)
9. Shooter Possibly Located...UPDATED
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 01:53 AM
Feb 2016

and possible 4th shooting reported. Watching live local coverage.

UPDATE: 15 year old victim in critical condition.
UPDATE: Shooter not at reported location.

LovingA2andMI

(7,006 posts)
10. More Information...
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 01:57 AM
Feb 2016

Up to Four Shooting Locations - One Took Place In A Restaurant (Cracker Barrel) and Killed a 8 Year Old Child according to Twitter....


(CNN)At least six people were killed Saturday during a shooting spree Kalamazoo County, Michigan, county Undersheriff Paul Matyas told CNN.

A total of nine people were shot in three locations, authorities said. Two people are in critical condition, and one is in serious condition.

"What it looks like is we have someone just driving around, finding people and shooting them dead in their tracks," Matyas told CNN affiliate WOOD TV.

Police say the suspect, believed to be a white man in his 50s, is still at large. They are looking for a dark blue or silver Chevrolet HHR.


http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/21/us/michigan-kalamazoo-county-shooting-spree/index.html

 

trillion

(1,859 posts)
16. An 8 year old... I had my 8 year-old nephew at my house today.
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:18 AM
Feb 2016

He's such a little kid. Rip to the 8 yo that was killed.



valerief

(53,235 posts)
13. Thank the lord he hasn't lost his gawd-given 2A rights. That would be a sin.
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:10 AM
Feb 2016

Dead folk are a small price to pay for his life-affirming 2A right to protect his family which he loves and cherishes.

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)
37. The second commandment ....er amendment ....
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 11:34 AM
Feb 2016

Is the most important of them all. I think it came straight from Jesus (at least this bastardized version of the second)

Mercifully, no guns were harmed.

valerief

(53,235 posts)
38. It's kind of funny that the 2nd commandment is "Thou shalt not make any graven image," and
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 11:38 AM
Feb 2016

the 2nd amendment (not as written but as interpreted) makes more damn graves in America than anywhere in the world.

jayfish

(10,039 posts)
15. "Strong Suspect" In Custody.
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:15 AM
Feb 2016

Confirmed by Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. Suspect located in downtown Kalamazoo and apprehended without incident.

jayfish

(10,039 posts)
23. Looks like they actually caught him about an hour ago.
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:42 AM
Feb 2016

Kinda poor communication? Weapons recoverd from suspects car. Law enforcement refusing to disclose type or number.

 

elmac

(4,642 posts)
18. all three local news channels are reporting now,
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:26 AM
Feb 2016

shooting about 100 mile s. of me. and yes, they have someone in custody.

jayfish

(10,039 posts)
21. I'm watching WWMT right now and not hearing any such thing.
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:28 AM
Feb 2016

It looks like they have the shooter.

jayfish

(10,039 posts)
26. My final update
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 03:08 AM
Feb 2016

Six adults deceased.
One adult female in serious condition.
One 9 year-old in critical condition.
"Strong suspect" taken into custody without incident.
Weapons recovered from suspects vehicle.
No connection between victims and suspect.

Good night everyone.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,347 posts)
27. 14-year-old girl (had been said to be 9, earlier) in serious condition, not dead
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 04:27 AM
Feb 2016

Last edited Sun Feb 21, 2016, 09:54 AM - Edit history (1)

A 14-year-old girl is the seventh person to die after a series of shootings in the Kalamazoo, Michigan area.

Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Paul Matyas says the teenager was one of five people fatally shot in the parking lot of a Cracker Barrel restaurant.

Matyas corrected earlier information released by authorities that the girl was nine years old.
...
An eighth victim is a woman shot multiple times in the parking lot of an apartment complex. She is in serious condition at a local hospital.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-latest-police-6-dead-3-injured-in-michigan-shootings/2016/02/21/ce8ffeb0-d85f-11e5-a65b-587e721fb231_story.html


Update:

Police have revised the death count in a series of random shootings in western Michigan that have left at least six people dead.

Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Chief Jeff Hadley says a 14-year-old girl who originally had been pronounced dead by medical officials is still alive. Hadley says Sunday morning the teen remained in serious condition.

Forty-five-year-old Jason Dalton of Kalamazoo County was arrested early Sunday in Kalamazoo in connections with the shootings. Hadley says Dalton has no known criminal history.

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3fc88e8e6cbc49838eeb799b6d1c7f92/US--Kalamazoo-Shootings-The-Latest

muriel_volestrangler

(101,347 posts)
54. No, she *is* still alive. There had been earlier reports she was dead; they were corrected
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 05:11 AM
Feb 2016

The Washington Post story has this:

"Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Chief Jeff Hadley says a 14-year-old girl who originally had been pronounced dead by medical officials is still alive. Hadley says Sunday morning the teen remained in serious condition."

And for more detail:

She was the seventh person to die in the attack, police said around 2 a.m. on Sunday morning. Headlines were updated to reflect the new death toll; shoulders sank even lower at the loss of one more life.

At Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, the girl’s body was being prepared for the surgery that would remove her organs, Michigan Live reported. The girl’s mother stood at her daughter’s side for what seemed like the last time.

Then she felt her daughter squeeze her hand.
...
The young victim, who has not been named, went into surgery Sunday morning and is still in critical condition, officials said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/02/22/everyone-thought-the-14-year-old-kalamazoo-mich-shooting-victim-had-died-then-she-squeezed-her-moms-hand/
 

tabasco

(22,974 posts)
32. Ignorance on display.
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 09:55 AM
Feb 2016

Unavoidable every time you post, but especially ill-placed in this thread.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,347 posts)
40. Suspect in Kalamazoo shootings that killed six was Uber driver, firm says
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 03:36 PM
Feb 2016
Officers identified the suspect as Jason Dalton, 45, who they said lives in Kalamazoo County and has no known criminal record. After his arrest, which occurred at 12.40am at a traffic stop, police recovered a semi-automatic handgun from his car.

On Sunday, Uber confirmed to 24 Hour News 8 that the suspect was a driver who had passed a background check. The company’s chief security officer said Uber was “reaching out to police to help with their investigation in any way that we can”.

Police confirmed to local news outlets that the suspect picked up a fare between the first and second shootings.
...
Police said they were investigating a claim that before the first shooting, the suspect was driving erratically and side-swiped a car. On Saturday night, an Uber passenger posted a warning to Facebook about a dangerous driver. The photo she posted resembled the suspect, and the passenger gave a description of the driver’s car similar to that of the vehicle in which he was arrested.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/21/michigan-police-identify-suspect-id

 

trillion

(1,859 posts)
51. Yep, they've convinced all the RW that the shooters are always liberals.
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 10:51 PM
Feb 2016

It's why I can't hang on my local news site - it's full of right wing racists gunnuts who live in a way different factual reality.

alfredo

(60,075 posts)
53. Our local news has its share, but there's enough progressives to fight back.
Sun Feb 21, 2016, 10:56 PM
Feb 2016

The best way to shut them down is to demand proof.

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