Police responded around 11:40 a.m. local time on August 14 to reports of a shooting at a home in rural Missaukee County, Michigan, about 170 miles northwest of Detroit [1, 2, 3, 4]. At the first residence, troopers found three people dead and one critically injured. A fourth deceased person was located at a second nearby home during their investigation [1, 2, 3, 4].
Authorities identified the suspect as 39-year-old Chad Hickman. He fled the scene before police arrived. His vehicle was found near Whitlock Lake, where he and another deceased person were later discovered in a wooded area [1, 2, 3, 4]. Police have not disclosed the cause of death for Hickman or the other individual found near him [3, 4].
Identities, ages, and genders of the victims have not been released pending notification of next of kin [1, 3]. Michigan State Police have asked residents to avoid the involved locations during the ongoing investigation [3, 4].
Lieutenant Ashley Miller called the shooting "heartbreaking for the community and challenging for the investigators involved" and emphasized authorities will provide updates as the case develops [1, 4].
The total number of dead includes five victims at the homes and the suspect plus one other person found near him, making six deaths total, with one critically injured individual [1, 2, 3, 4]. Police continue to process multiple crime scenes as they seek to determine the motive for the attack [2, 3, 4].
