Overview
- Prosecutors filed charges on Feb. 17, including first-degree murder and attempted murder, following the Feb. 13 attack in Eaton County’s Delta Township.
- The 3-year-old girl died at the scene; a 72-year-old woman remains in critical condition, while a 37-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman are hospitalized in stable condition.
- Court records say the assailant used a 12-gauge shotgun, reloaded from a backpack, then beat victims, including the child’s parents and a Good Samaritan who intervened.
- A probable-cause affidavit states the suspect told investigators he acted after online threats claimed he had to kill to save his family.
- Authorities say the suspect lived nearby on Farmstead Lane, intentionally struck the family with a vehicle, fled on foot, and was arrested shortly after near W. Saginaw Highway; the investigation continues.