Posted on 06/17/2024 9:26:52 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Authorities on Sunday identified the man who opened fire at a splash pad in suburban Detroit before taking his own life, but his motives remained unknown as investigators worked to determine if he left behind any hint of his plans.
Oakland County Sheriff’s spokesperson Stephen Huber said the shooter was 42-year-old Michael William Nash of Shelby Township. Sheriff Mike Bouchard said Saturday evening that the gunman had no prior criminal history but apparently suffered privately from what the sheriff called “mental health challenges.”
“It’s our understanding that he was undergoing some mental health challenges, but no one that we know of was notified,” Bouchard said during an evening news conference.
Authorities said Nash drove to suburban Rochester Hills on Saturday and opened fire at a splash pad in a city park around 5 p.m. A splash pad is a recreational area with a nonslip surface where people can play in fountains and water sprays.
The sheriff said Nash fired as many as 28 times, stopping several times to reload.
In the chaos, “people were falling, getting hit, trying to run,” Bouchard said. “Terrible things that unfortunately all of us in our law enforcement business have seen way too much.”
The gunman was “apparently in no rush. Just calmly walked back to his car,” the sheriff said.
Nine people were injured, including an 8-year-old boy who was shot in the head; his 4-year-old brother, who was shot in the leg; and the boys’ mother, who was wounded in the abdomen and leg.
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“I love my community and my heart breaks today,” Rochester Mayor Bryan Barnett said. “When I got on scene I started to cry because I know what a splash pad is supposed to be. It’s supposed to be a place where people gather, where families make memories, where people have fun.”
Bouchard called the attack “a gut punch” for the county.
“We’ve gone through so many tragedies,” the sheriff said. "We’re not even fully comprehending what happened at Oxford. And, you know, now we have another complete tragedy that we’re dealing with.”
What is a “splash pad”?????
I don’t mean to sound so stupid or uneducated, but I don’t have a clue what this is...LOL
“A splash pad is a recreational area with a nonslip surface where people can play in fountains and water sprays.”
google it good Lord
And if people could carry, then he could have been stopped MUCH sooner.
They’re concrete mini water parks in cities where kids can play and get wet in the hot weather.
Lots of variety in size and structures.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=splash+pad+images&t=brave&iax=images&ia=images
I agree, but it’s hard to pack heat in a bikini! (I’ve tried, LOL!)
So sad that no place is safe from nutcases.
OK...Thanks, folks....
Hmmmmm…..
Democrats are in trouble…..
Another crazy bastard pops up and starts shooting innocent people…..
It’s almost like the Democrats have them on retainer.
Surprised he hasn’t been dubbed a MAGA Trump Supporter yet.
“mental health challenges.”
Proof again we need to reopen the mental hospitals closed in the 1970s. When closed mass murder took off like a rocket and most of the shooter would have been in a mental facility had they not been closed and the 1950s standards for incarceration been in place.
But then, so many of the Biden Admin would also be in there.
No pictures of the suspect, which is somewhat, well, suspect.
Some neighborhoods are putting them in instead of pools because they are easier to maintain and less chance of someone drowning.
I am not sure but I think it was probably a "gun free zone". Most of them are.
I see....Thank you....
There is one in our area that is a part of a sports park (baseball, tennis, soccer and such). We were going to put in a pool but the cost of insurance was so high it was unfeasible.
Are they sure the mom is “traveling the country” and not dead and buried in the backyard?
Which means the F_I likely was aware of this guy since they seem to have a rolodex of loons they can contact to do a job.
I'd venture that most people only wearing a swimsuit don't carry...
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