Who was Chad Hickman? Michigan mass shooting suspect among six dead after killing spree across Missaukee County

Chad Hickman, a 39-year-old resident of Lake City/Jennings area in Michigan, was identified as the shooter in a mass shooting that claimed six lives across Missaukee County on Friday, August 14. The bodies were discovered at three different locations in northern Michigan. Initially, Michigan State Police troopers were called to a home on South LaChance Road in Lake Township around 11:40am for a report of a person being shot.

Upon arrival, they found three dead victims and one in critical condition. Hickman was identified as the suspect at the scene. He was reportedly described as 'armed and dangerous' by the police and may have been seen driving a white pickup truck with a discolored tailgate during his escape.

Upon further search, the police found another victim in a home in Missaukee County and Hickman's vehicle near a wooded area close to Whitlock Lake in Caldwell Township. The motive behind the shootings was still under investigation, and the public has been advised to avoid the locations while the investigators process the scenes.