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| Kalamazoo, Michigan: Six shot dead in 'random' attacks | Kalamazoo, Michigan: Six shot dead in 'random' attacks |
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| At least six people have been killed in the US in a series of apparently random shootings in the Michigan city of Kalamazoo, police said. | At least six people have been killed in the US in a series of apparently random shootings in the Michigan city of Kalamazoo, police said. |
| Four people were killed at a restaurant and two at a car dealership. A 14-year-old girl was also "gravely injured". | Four people were killed at a restaurant and two at a car dealership. A 14-year-old girl was also "gravely injured". |
| A 45-year-old local man, Jason Dalton, has been taken into custody. | |
| The suspect is said to be a driver for cab-hailing firm Uber and prosecutors are investigating whether he was taking fares during the shooting spree. | |
| The suspect did not resist when approached by officers and weapons were found in his car, police said. No motive has yet been determined. | |
| Uber has confirmed that Jason Dalton is a driver registered with the app-based cab-hailing company, issuing a statement saying it was "horrified and heartbroken" at the violence. | Uber has confirmed that Jason Dalton is a driver registered with the app-based cab-hailing company, issuing a statement saying it was "horrified and heartbroken" at the violence. |
| It read: "Our hearts and prayers are with the families of the victims of this devastating crime and those recovering from injuries." | |
| Uber said it had carried out a background check on the suspect, and police have confirmed that he did not have a criminal record. | |
| Police are also investigating a Facebook posting from a woman who said that a driver called Jason had been driving erratically while carrying her fiance as a passenger shortly before the shootings. | |
| The posting says 911 was called but "surprisingly they didn't seem all that concerned". | The posting says 911 was called but "surprisingly they didn't seem all that concerned". |
| The fiance, Matt Mellen, later told a CBS TV station the driver had crossed central reservations and sped over lawns. | |
| "He just kind of kept looking at me like, 'Don't you want to get to your friend's house?' and I'm like, 'I want to get there alive,'" Mr Mellen said. | |
| Police said none of the victims had been passengers of the suspect. | |
| Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Paul Matyas said the spree was his "worst nightmare", adding: "These are random murders." | Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Paul Matyas said the spree was his "worst nightmare", adding: "These are random murders." |
| The shootings took place on Saturday evening at three locations - outside a Cracker Barrel restaurant, a Kia car dealership and a block of flats. | The shootings took place on Saturday evening at three locations - outside a Cracker Barrel restaurant, a Kia car dealership and a block of flats. |
| Kalamazoo County Prosecuting Attorney Jeff Getting said on Sunday the suspect was believed to have been in contact via mobile phone with more than one person during the spree. | |