8 people shot at splash pad in Rochester Hills, shooter dead

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (WILX) The suspect in the Rochester Hills splash pad shooting that injured 9 people has been found dead according to WDIV out of Detroit.

The shooting happened Saturday evening at Brooklands plaza splash pad, in Rochester Hills.

The Rochester Hills Police Department first reported the shooting in a Facebook post around 7 p.m. saying “There are multiple people injured.”

Then around 7:15 p.m. the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said on their Facebook page “That is still an active crime scene and we potentially have the suspect contained nearby, but we asked for the moment people stay away from the area.”

Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard says that the shooting appears to be random.

The conditions of the victims are not yet known.

According to WDIV, the shooter was cornered at a mobile home park in Shelby Township for several hours after the shooting before he killed himself. The identity of the shooter has yet to be released but was known to the police.

According to Bouchard, the shooter appears to have fired 28 times. Police say they have recovered a handgun.

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