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Six Dead in Multi‑Scene Missaukee County Shooting; Suspect Found Dead

Ending a public manhunt, the finding leaves investigators to process multiple crime scenes to determine motive and victim identities.

Michigan State Police are investigating a shooting near LaChance and Kelly roads in Missaukee County, where a heavy police presence remains as authorities ask people to stay clear of the active scene. (Mike Neumann)
Michigan State Police are investigating a shooting near LaChance and Kelly roads in Missaukee County, where a heavy police presence remains as authorities ask people to stay clear of the active scene. (WPBN)
Michigan State Police are investigating a shooting near LaChance and Kelly roads in Missaukee County, where a heavy police presence remains as authorities ask people to stay clear of the active scene. (WPBN)
Michigan State Police are investigating a shooting near LaChance and Kelly roads in Missaukee County, where a heavy police presence remains as authorities ask people to stay clear of the active scene. (WPBN)

Overview

  • Troopers who responded to a 911 call were called to a LaChance Road home around 11:40 a.m. Friday and found three people dead and one person critically injured.
  • Investigators then discovered another deceased person near Whitlock Lake and a fifth person inside a separate residence, turning the case into a multi‑scene homicide probe.
  • Michigan State Police identified 39‑year‑old Chad Hickman as the person of interest, warned he was armed and dangerous, and later said he was located and found dead.
  • State police say there is no ongoing threat to the public and that officers remain on patrol while detectives continue scene processing, interviews, and evidence collection.
  • Officials have released few details about motive or victim identities, and local leaders say the scale of the deaths is straining resources and causing trauma in the small community as the probe continues.