8 people injured in shooting at Michigan water playground; suspect dead – WSOC TV

A four-year-old boy was also injured in the thigh, but his condition is stable, the sheriff said.

The two boys are related, WJBK-TV reported. Their 39-year-old mother, who was shot in the stomach, is in critical condition, according to the television station.

“Not even in my worst nightmares could I imagine standing here talking about another shooting,” Bouchard said at a late-night press conference.

Sheriff: Suspected shooter dead

Update June 15, 10:43 p.m. EDT: According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, the man suspected of opening fire at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad in Rochester Hills, Michigan, is dead, WXYZ-TV reported. Authorities said the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The sheriff’s office also said eight people – including two children – were injured when the gunman opened fire, the Detroit Free Press reported. According to the Associated Press, authorities had originally said “nine or 10” people were injured, but that number was revised after consulting area hospitals.

At least 9 or 10 injured

Update 7:53 p.m. EDT, June 15: During a news conference Saturday, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said “nine, maybe 10” people were injured at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The youngest victim was 8 years old, the sheriff told reporters.

“This is a punch in the gut,” Bouchard said. “We don’t fully comprehend what happened in Oxford (in 2021, a shooting occurred at Oxford High School that killed four students and injured seven others), and now we are dealing with another tragedy.”

The sheriff said the shooting was believed to be random. Bouchard added that the gunman “got out of a car and opened fire” at the water park around 5:11 p.m. EDT.

He added that the shooter reloaded several times. Bouchard said a 9mm Glock semi-automatic pistol was found at the scene. Investigators found three empty magazines and the sheriff said as many as 28 shots may have been fired.

Bouchard said the suspect was detained “nearby” in a residence.

“It’s heartbreaking,” Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan K. Barnett told reporters. “Our thoughts are with the families right now.”

“Fathers should not spend Father’s Day in the hospital,” Republican U.S. Rep. John James of Farmington Hills, who represents the district, told reporters.

“Numerous injured victims”

Update 7:38 p.m. EDT, June 15: The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said on social media that the area around the wading pool “is still an active crime scene and we may be able to detain the suspect nearby, but we have asked people to stay away from the area for now.”

“We have numerous injured victims.”

Original report: According to Rochester police and the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, the shooting occurred at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad in Rochester Hills, Michigan, The Detroit News reported.

According to WJBK-TV, authorities said the shooting occurred shortly after 5 p.m. EDT.

“There are several injuries,” Rochester police said in a Facebook post.

Stephen Huber, a spokesman for the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, confirmed that at least five people were shot but did not know if there were any fatalities, The News reported. The whereabouts of the shooter or shooters are unknown, police said.

“We don’t know much yet,” Huber told The Detroit News. “It’s five shots and maybe six.”

Rochester officials said officers from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office’s Rochester Hills Sub Station were on scene and conducting the investigation, WXYZ-TV reported.

It was unclear what led to the shooting.

“We don’t know if there are any fatalities and what condition the victims are in, whether they are men, women, adults or children,” Huber said, according to The News.

Rochester Hills is located 27 miles north of downtown Detroit.