Police search for motive after apparent ‘random’ shooting at Michigan recreation center wounds at least 9

Rochester Hills, Michigan CNN — Police are looking for a motive after at least nine people were shot in what appears to be a “random” shooting that sent panicked families fleeing a crowded recreation area in Rochester Hills, Michigan, on Saturday afternoon, authorities said.

Police on Sunday identified the gunman as Michael William Nash, 42, from Shelby Township. He pulled up to the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad, left a vehicle and opened fire from roughly 20 feet away, reloading multiple times, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said Saturday. The suspect fired “potentially 28 times,” the sheriff said.

“Under no circumstances is it normal for ice cream cones and flip flops to be strewn amongst blood and bullet casings,” said Michigan Rep. John James at a news conference Saturday night.

The shooting took place during a particularly violent weekend in America, where two people were killed and 14 others were injured in a shooting at a Juneteenth celebration in Texas, and seven were shot at a car meetup in Massachusetts.