2016 — Feb 20, Violence, Uber driver random mass shootings, Kalamazoo, MI — 6

— 6  CNN (H. Yan). “Michigan shooting rampage: What we know and don’t know.” 2-22-2016.

— 6  Fox News. “Michigan police say 6 dead in random shooting suspect arrested.” 2-21-2016.

— 6  NBC News. “Kalamazoo Shootings: 6 Dead, 2 Wounded after ‘Random’ Shootings in MI.

 

Narrative Information

 

CNN: “For seven hours, the shooter drove from one target to another, police said, gunning down victims at random. And in between the shootings, he apparently picked up passengers for Uber.

 

“As families mourn the deaths of six people in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, one question looms above all else: Why did the gunman do this?

 

“Here’s what we know and don’t know about the attacks…

 

“The gunman shot eight people in three different parts of the county Saturday evening, authorities said.

 

“Around 5:42 p.m., he shot a woman in front of her children at an apartment complex parking lot, prosecutor Jeffrey Getting said. The woman was struck multiple times but is expected to survive.

 

“Four hours later, the gunman killed a father and son at a car dealership, police said.

 

“Minutes afterward, he drove to a Cracker Barrel restaurant and opened fire in the parking lot, killing four women and wounding a 14-year-old girl.

 

“”These were very deliberate killings,” Getting said. “This wasn’t hurried in any way, shape or form.”….

 

“Two hours after the final shooting, police found a suspect: Jason Brian Dalton, 45. He was arrested without incident in downtown Kalamazoo. Police also seized a weapon from his car. Dalton was driving for Uber the night of the shootings and even picked up and dropped off passengers between attacks, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN….

 

“Uber’s chief security officer told CNN that Dalton passed a background check. Police also said Dalton did not have a criminal record….” (CNN (Holly Yan). “Michigan shooting rampage: What we know and don’t know.” 2-22-2016.)

 

Sources

 

CNN (Holly Yan). “Michigan shooting rampage: What we know and don’t know.” 2-22-2016. Accessed 2-22-2016 at: http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/22/us/kalamazoo-michigan-what-we-know-and-dont-know/

 

Fox News. “Michigan police say 6 dead in random shooting suspect arrested.” 2-21-2016. Accessed 2-21-2016 at: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/02/21/gunman-reportedly-randomly-shooting-people-in-kalamazoo-michigan.html

 

NBC News (Erin Calabrese, Blake McCoy and Jon Schuppe). “Kalamazoo Shootings: 6 Dead, 2 Wounded after ‘Random’ Shootings in Michigan.” 2-21-2016 at: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kalamazoo-shootings-6-dead-3-wounded-after-random-shootings-michigan-n522946