KALAMAZOO (WKZO) — Local police agencies have released the names of the six victims of a Saturday night cross-county shooting spree.
Kalamazoo Public Safety reports that Richard Smith of Mattawan and his 18-year-old son, Tyler Smith were the two victims killed at the KIA Dealership on Stadium drive. Mattawan High School officials plan to have a team of grief counselors available at school Monday morning.
The victims who were shot at the Cracker Barrel are: 62-year-old Mary Lou Nye of Baroda, and three women from Battle Creek: 60-year-old Mary Jo Nye 74-year-old Dorothy Brown and 68-year-old Barbara Hawthorne.
The 14-year-old who survived is currently in critical condition at Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo. Her name has not been released.
Nor has the name of the woman who was shot at the Meadows Townhomes which is being investigated by Kalamazoo County’s Sheriff’s Department.
Both of the surviving victims remain in critical condition.
They were all shot at close range with a barrage of bullets. Prosecutor Jeff Getting says investigators found nine to a dozen shell casings at each of the shooting locations.
Governor Snyder has declared that all U.S. and Michigan flags should be lowered to honor the victims of the mass shooting in Kalamazoo for a six-day period beginning on Monday.
“The shootings are a senseless act of violence that claimed the lives of innocent citizens and injured two others,” Snyder said. “We will lower the flags for six days to honor each of the six who died. Our hearts are broken for the victims’ families and friends, and I join in mourning their loss.”
