2024 Rochester Hills shooting
| 2024 Rochester Hills shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of Mass shootings in the United States | |
| Location | Rochester Hills, Michigan, U.S. |
| Date | June 15, 2024 c. 5:00 p.m. (EDT) |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Deaths | 1 (the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 9 |
On June 15, 2024, nine people were shot at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad in Rochester Hills, Michigan, including two children. The shooter fired around 28 times before fleeing the scene in his vehicle. The shooter, believed by police to be a 42-year-old man, was discovered dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a home half a mile from the scene.[1][2]
Shooting
On June 15, 2024, at around 5:00 p.m. EDT, the shooter pulled up a vehicle at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad, a play area with water features intended for children.[3] The shooter exited the vehicle and proceeded to fire around 28 rounds, reloading twice, before fleeing the scene in the vehicle. Nine people were struck by gunfire, including two children, one of whom was an 8-year-old boy that was shot in the head.[1] One witness described the shooter as using two handguns during the shooting, and a Glock 9-millimeter handgun and three empty magazines were recovered from the scene.[2][3][4]
Police were able to trace the shooter to a home in Shelby Township, based on an address the discarded handgun was registered to, around half a mile from the scene of the shooting. After failing to make contact with the shooter, police breached the home with drones and personnel and discovered the shooter dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound. A second handgun and what appeared to be a semi-automatic rifle was recovered from the home.[4][1]
References
- ^ a b c Faheid, Dalia; Afshar, Paradise; Smart, Sara (2024-06-16). "Police search for motive after apparent 'random' shooting at Michigan recreation center wounds at least 9". CNN. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ a b "Shooting in Detroit suburb injures 9, leaving an 8-year-old in critical condition". AP News. 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ a b Mayorquín, Orlando; Zhuang, Yan; Taft, Isabelle (2024-06-16). "9 Shot at Splash Park in Michigan, Police Say". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2024-06-16. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ a b Buczek, Joseph (2024-06-16). "At least 9 wounded in "random" shooting at suburban Detroit splash pad; suspect dead, police say - CBS Detroit". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-16.