A man who fatally shot two workers at separate Detroit-area businesses was armed with an AK-47 assault rifle and had more than 200 rounds of ammunition, authorities said.
The 45-year-old suspect from Sterling Heights, Michigan appeared to have a ‘hit list in his mind’ and was on a ‘planned killing spree,’ Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard told reporters Thursday.
One worker was slain Thursday morning at a trucking company in Taylor, southwest of Detroit.
Another man was fatally shot in Pontiac, just over 30 miles north of Taylor.
The suspect used to work at both locations, and both victims were reported to be his former bosses.
A 45-year-old man from Sterling Heights, Michigan is accused of fatally shooting two of his former bosses on Thursday at separate Detroit-area businesses; Victim Eriberto Perez, 58, is pictured at left; Victim Keith Kitchen is pictured at right
The suspect is believed to have planned at least one more shooting at a trucking firm in nearby Waterford Township, but police and witnesses said he left when he could not find the person he was looking for.
The suspect, who has not been named, walked into BSD Linehaul at around 10.30am Eastern on Thursday and fired shots, Taylor Police Chief John Blair told WDIV TV.
The suspect was reportedly arrested, and was on probation, after showing up at the trucking company with a gun in November.
The suspect, who has not been named, walked into BSD Linehaul at around 10.30 am Eastern on Thursday and fired shots
Police believed the killing spree was planned, and that it also included a potential third victim
A man named Keith Kitchen was killed in the attack, after suffering multiple gunshot wounds in an alleged targeted assault by the suspect.
‘Prayers for my family as we have lost an amazing man and a big, loving part of our family today,’ Kitchen’s niece shared on Thursday in a post on social media. ‘We are heartbroken.’
Kitchen was a manager at the trucking company, where the suspect was fired in November, Blair said.
After Kitchen was shot, the suspect then ran outside and carjacked a semi-truck cabin
The suspect was armed with an AK-47 assault rifle and had more than 200 rounds of ammunition, authorities said
A third shooting is believed to have been planned, but did not take place
The suspect, who has not been named, walked into BSD Linehaul at around 10.30 am Eastern on Thursday and fired shots, Taylor Police Chief John Blair told WDIV TV
‘He was a disgruntled employee who had had problems previously at the location,’ Taylor Police Chief John Blair said. ‘It appears today he came back for some sort of vengeance.’
The suspect then ran outside and carjacked a semi-truck cabin without a trailer, Blair said.
The suspect then drove the semi cab just over 30 miles north to Pontiac, where 58-year-old Eriberto Perez was shot to death at the aluminum stamping business where he was at work, with his back to the window.
The suspect drove the stolen semi cab just over 30 miles north to Pontiac
58-year-old Eriberto Perez was shot to death at the aluminum stamping business where he was at work, with his back to the window, in Pontiac
Perez was also a former boss of the suspect, at Aluminum Blanking Co on West Sheffield Avenue in Pontiac
‘He went right to an office window and shot the individual at his desk,’ witness Bouchard said.
Perez was also a former boss of the suspect, at Aluminum Blanking Co on West Sheffield Avenue in Pontiac.
The suspect is believed to have planned at least one more shooting at a trucking firm in nearby Waterford Township called Assured Trucking, but police and witnesses said he left when he could not find the person he was looking for.
The suspect crashed the semi cabin into at least one other car in Waterford
The crash injured two women, who reporters said were not seriously hurt
After the suspect left the third location, he engaged with police in a chase.
The suspect crashed the semi cabin into at least one other car, and injured two women, who reporters said were not seriously hurt.
The suspect engaged in a shootout with Waterford law enforcement, at Williams Lake and Van Zandt roads.
The suspect appeared to have a ‘hit list in his mind’ and was on a ‘planned killing spree,’ Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard told reporters Thursday
The suspect engaged in a shootout with Waterford law enforcement, at Williams Lake and Van Zandt roads.
The suspect was eventually shot and wounded by police, arrested and then taken to a nearby hospital.
The suspect had surgery Thursday afternoon and is expected to recover, police told a reporter with WDIV TV.
He currently remains in police custody at the hospital.
The suspect had surgery Thursday afternoon and is expected to recover, police told a reporter with WDIV TV; He currently remains in police custody at the hospital.