Conflict · Michigan shooting spreeMichigan Shooting Spree Leaves 5 Dead After 13-Year-Old Shot 4 Times Calls 911Aired August 16, 2026 at 6:03 AM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Five people are dead across multiple0:02shooting scenes in rural northern0:03Michigan on Friday after a 13-year-old0:06girl who had been shot four times0:08managed to call 911 and named the0:10attacker. The first [music] call came0:11just before noon Friday from Missaukee0:13County. Deputies found the girl0:16identified as Bella, [music] 13, alive0:18at the first home where three other0:20people were dead. She had been shot four0:22times and identified the attacker as0:2439-year-old [music]0:24Chad Hickman. Bella remains hospitalized0:27in stable condition. Investigators then0:29found a 53-year-old victim dead at a0:31second home and in a wooded area found a0:3329-year-old victim dead alongside0:35Hickman near his vehicle where Hickman0:37himself was also found dead. The0:39shooting spanned three locations tied0:40together by that 911 call. What linked0:43Hickman to each victim and how Hickman0:45died have not been established and the0:47complete timeline and exact locations0:48have not been fully detailed. [music]0:50Michigan State Police are investigating0:52the motive and any connections between0:53Hickman and the victims. Bella's [music]0:55longer-term prognosis is still not0:57clear. So far this account rests on a0:59single published that has not yet been1:01independently corroborated leaving key1:03questions about motive, relationships,1:05and the final wooded scene unanswered.1:07Like and follow for more stories that1:09matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗