Nine people were injured, including several children, when a man ‘randomly’ opened fire at a splash pad in Rochester Hills, Michigan, according to local officials. The suspect fled the scene and later took his own life at a nearby home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident began at around 5:11 p.m. on Saturday when officers were called for an “active shooter” at the city-run Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad on E Auburn Road, close to Spencer Park, in Rochester Hills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It appears the individual pulled up, exited a vehicle, approached the splash pad, opened fire, reloaded, opened fire, reloaded, and left,” Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. “So it appears very random. No connectivity to the victims.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bouchard said the gunman fired more than 30 shots, striking at least 9 victims, including 8-year-old and 4-year-old siblings, as well as their mother. The 8-year-old boy was reportedly in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A 9mm semi-automatic handgun was recovered at the scene, Bouchard said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The suspect, a 42-year-old white male, fled the scene and was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Shelby Township. He was known to have mental health issues, lived with his mom and had no criminal history, the sheriff said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rochester Hills is about 22 miles north of Detroit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
#BREAKING<\/a> \ud83d\udea8: Police are searching for a gunman who shot at multiple people at a splash pad in Oakland County.
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