Oakland County sheriff Mike Bouchard informed that among the 8 injured, two are kids with an 8-year-old getting shot in the head.A 4-year-old was also shot by the assailant. The sheriff reported that they recovered a handgun along with three empty magazines.
“It appears like the individual pulled up, exited a vehicle, approached the splash pad, opened fire. Reloaded, opened fire. Reloaded. Left. So it appears very random at this point,” sheriff Mike Bouchard said.
The incident occurred shortly after 5pm at a water park where families had gathered to escape the summer heat.
Expressing remorse, Michigan governor said in a post on X, “I am heartbroken to learn about the shooting in Rochester Hills. We are monitoring the situation as updates continue to come in, and are in touch with local officials.”
‘A gut punch’
Talking about the incident, sheriff Mike Bouchard said that it was a “gut punch” for the county.
“We’ve gone through so many tragedies,” he said.
“You know, we’re not even fully comprehending what happened at Oxford. And, you know, now we have another complete tragedy that we’re dealing with,” he added.
‘Fired 28 times, stopped multiple times to reload’
In the shooting that appeared to be ‘random’, according to Bouchard, the assailant fired almost 28 times. The sheriff also said that the shooter stopped a number of times to reload the gun.
The police were alerted and arrived at the location within two minutes of the call, he added.
He mentioned that the deputies who arrived promptly at the scene began providing immediate medical assistance to the victims.
