# Teen boy among six dead in Michigan shootings 2026-08-16T01:20:57+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets A 16-year-old boy and four adults were killed in a series of shootings in rural Michigan on Friday, and the suspect's body was later found in a wooded area alongside a 29-year-old woman, police said. A 13-year-old girl was critically injured but is now in stable condition. Michigan State Police said officers responded to a home about 170 miles northwest of Detroit on Friday morning, where they found the bodies of the 16-year-old, a 45-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman. The suspect, Chad Hickman, 39, fled the scene. Police later discovered the body of a 53-year-old man at a second home, then the woman's body with Hickman in the woods. All died of gunshot wounds. Police have not said whether the victims were related to each other or to the suspect. Court records show Hickman was convicted of misdemeanor fourth-degree child abuse in 2024 and sentenced to one year in jail; felony assault and sexual conduct charges were dismissed. Governor Gretchen Whitmer said she was monitoring the situation, offering thoughts for the victims and the Missaukee community. Lieutenant Ashley Miller said the investigation is ongoing. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com - newindianexpress.com - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources. Last updated 2026-08-16T05:15:39+00:00. Tags: Chad Hickman, Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/six-dead-including-suspect-in-michigan-shootings-girl-survives/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/six-dead-including-suspect-in-michigan-shootings-girl-survives/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/