NEW YORK, Aug 15 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- A 39-year-old gunman killed five people and then himself in a series of killings on Friday in Michigan, United States (US), state police said.
Police said in a statement that officers responded to reports of a shooting at a home in Missaukee County at about 11.40 am local time (1540 GMT).
Officers found three people dead and another critically injured.
The suspect, Chad Hickman, had fled the scene before law enforcement arrived, prompting a “large-scale” manhunt, police said.
During the search, officers found a fourth person dead at another home.
Hickman's vehicle was spotted near Whitlock Lake in Caldwell Township, leading officers to his body and another dead person in the woods, police said.
A motive for the killings was not immediately known. Authorities said an investigation was underway.
-- BERNAMA-XINHUA