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Michigan mass shooting August 2026
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10 DAYS
22 FACTS
2 EVENTS
2 SOURCES
FIRST ENTRY AUG 15
AUG 24 · Day 10
Michigan mass shooter's prior warning signs recounted
Police say Chad Hickman gunned down five relatives and friends in a tight-knit rural Michigan community.
A judge called Chad Hickman a “very violent person.”
Police say warnings about Chad Hickman's disturbing behavior had accumulated for years in his criminal record.
AUG 15 · Day 1
Six dead including suspect in Michigan shootings; teen girl survives
A 16-year-old boy was among the victims found at the first home.
A teenage girl survived the shooting and was in stable condition.
Tim Penrose said Hickman lived in the home where the 53-year-old was found dead.