Missaukee County, Mich. – Michigan State Police are investigating the deaths of six people, including a suspected shooter, whose bodies were discovered at three locations in Northern Michigan.
The ages and genders of the victims were not immediately released as investigators worked to notify their families.
According to a preliminary timeline released by Michigan State Police, Troopers were dispatched at about 11:40 a.m. Friday (Aug. 14) to a home on South LaChance Road in Lake Township for a report of a person who had been shot.
Troopers found three people dead and another person in critical condition, police said.
Troopers took the injured person to a local hospital.
Police identified 39-year-old Chad Hickman as a suspect.
Investigators said Hickman fled the scene before troopers arrived, prompting a large-scale search involving Michigan State Police emergency response, aviation and canine units.
During the search, investigators found a fourth deceased person at a separate home in Missaukee County, police said.
Troopers later spotted Hickman’s vehicle near a wooded area close to Whitlock Lake in Caldwell Township.
As the search continued, police found Hickman and another person dead in the wooded area.
Investigators are working to determine what led to the deaths and the circumstances surrounding the shootings.
Michigan State Police are asking residents to avoid all three locations while investigators process the scenes.
The investigation remains ongoing.