{"id":45931,"date":"2026-08-15T04:53:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T23:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45931"},"modified":"2026-08-15T04:53:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T23:53:31","slug":"5-people-killed-in-rural-michigan-suspect-found-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45931","title":{"rendered":"5 people killed in rural Michigan; suspect found dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit_1500w\/rockcms\/2026-08\/260814-WPBN-Missaukee-ew-543p-185c14.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"anchor-bbf52d\" class=\"body-graf\">Five people were found dead in rural northern Michigan on Friday, state police said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-0fec78\" class=\"body-graf\">A suspected gunman was also found deceased, Michigan State Police said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-a5efca\" class=\"body-graf\">Troopers responding to a late-morning report of a shooting found three people dead at a residence in the Missaukee County community of Lake Township, roughly 260 miles north-northwest of Detroit, police said. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-4be918\" class=\"body-graf\">A fourth person was critically injured, they said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-8b1e95\" class=\"body-graf\">Police named Chad Hickman, 39, as a suspect and said he fled the scene. In their search for him, troopers found a fourth person dead at another residence in Missaukee County, they said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-848a2d\" class=\"body-graf\">They also found the suspect\u2019s vehicle near a wooded area close to Whitlock Lake in Caldwell Township. They eventually discovered Hickman and another person dead in the woods nearby, police said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-d080cf\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cThis situation is heartbreaking for the community and challenging for the investigators involved,\u201d state police Lt. Ashley Miller said in the statement. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-8135f4\" class=\"body-graf\">A motive remains under investigation. The victims have not been identified.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-6d568c\" class=\"endmark body-graf\"><em>This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five people were found dead in rural northern Michigan on Friday, state police said. A suspected gunman was also found deceased, Michigan State Police said in a statement. 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