‘She is a hero’: 13-year-old survivor of Michigan shooting rampage called 911
Girl called police after she was shot four times in shooting spree that left six dead, including gunman A 13-year-old girl in Michigan survived being shot four times in a shooting spree that left six people dead – including the suspected attacker – and called emergency help herself shortly before investigators identified the gunman, according to a state police official and her family. Those…
A 13-year-old girl in Michigan who was shot four times during a shooting rampage that claimed six lives, including the suspected gunman, has been hailed as a hero. The teenager called 911 herself while in critical condition, according to a police spokesperson, as reported by NBC News. First responders took the girl to a hospital in Michigan's Missaukee county, where she was later found to be stable.
The shooter, identified as Chad Hickman, 39, had fled the scene but investigators quickly identified him, without disclosing the method used. Hickman, who left behind a 16-year-old boy, four adults, and a 53-year-old victim, was found dead next to a shooting victim in a wooded area after a manhunt. The victims' identities remain undisclosed, but two of them have been identified as Amanda Everitt, 40, and her 16-year-old son, Eric, by a family member.
Eric's grandfather, David Everitt, paid tribute to his granddaughter and granddaughter-in-law in a Facebook post, expressing gratitude for prayers. The shooting spree unfolded at three locations, with the first scene yielding the bodies of a 16-year-old boy, a 45-year-old man, a 40-year-old woman, and the critically injured 13-year-old girl.
A 29-year-old woman and Hickman met their fate in the woods near the third location. The shooter had a prior conviction for misdemeanor fourth-degree child abuse in 2024, stemming from a complaint filed by his ex-wife. The community and investigators are grappling with the heartbreaking incident, which has left the Missaukee community in shock and grief.
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