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
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)East Gunistan.
pothos
(154 posts)the second amendment
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)these innocent people.
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)trillion
(1,859 posts)Even then, I would say it causes mass racism if he is a minority, so maybe only the police need to know.
Flying Squirrel
(3,041 posts)And that seems to be the case this time.
trillion
(1,859 posts)ErikJ
(6,335 posts)About 6/yr. Where getting a hunting rifle is as hard as getting a machine gun here.
villager
(26,001 posts)LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)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)jayfish
(10,039 posts)Right down the street as a matter of fact. Could have been a close call.
LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)Thanks for the update.
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)jayfish
(10,039 posts)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)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)He's such a little kid. Rip to the 8 yo that was killed.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)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)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)the 2nd amendment (not as written but as interpreted) makes more damn graves in America than anywhere in the world.
jayfish
(10,039 posts)Confirmed by Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. Suspect located in downtown Kalamazoo and apprehended without incident.
valerief
(53,235 posts)jayfish
(10,039 posts)Kinda poor communication? Weapons recoverd from suspects car. Law enforcement refusing to disclose type or number.
elmac
(4,642 posts)shooting about 100 mile s. of me. and yes, they have someone in custody.
jayfish
(10,039 posts)It looks like they have the shooter.
Feeling the Bern
(3,839 posts)Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)jayfish
(10,039 posts)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)Last edited Sun Feb 21, 2016, 09:54 AM - Edit history (1)
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:
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
trillion
(1,859 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,347 posts)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:
At Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, the girls body was being prepared for the surgery that would remove her organs, Michigan Live reported. The girls mother stood at her daughters 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/
trillion
(1,859 posts)I really hope she makes it.
AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)Not quite Kickapoo, but still.
noamnety
(20,234 posts)tabasco
(22,974 posts)Unavoidable every time you post, but especially ill-placed in this thread.
Skittles
(153,174 posts)yes INDEED
ck4829
(35,079 posts)Archae
(46,340 posts)LannyDeVaney
(1,033 posts)why didn't they stop the shooter?
Skittles
(153,174 posts)tabasco
(22,974 posts)alfredo
(60,075 posts)trillion
(1,859 posts)MariaThinks
(2,495 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,347 posts)On Sunday, Uber confirmed to 24 Hour News 8 that the suspect was a driver who had passed a background check. The companys 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 drivers 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
Locrian
(4,522 posts)and now, even *more* guns will be sold as people react in fear
Skittles
(153,174 posts)everyone armed, everyone paranoid
alfredo
(60,075 posts)Skittles
(153,174 posts)alfredo
(60,075 posts)Skittles
(153,174 posts)trillion
(1,859 posts)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)The best way to shut them down is to demand proof.