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Suspect awaiting charges in triple shooting in Oxford
It's unclear if drugs or alcohol were a factor, but Bouchard added he believed the shooting to be premeditated because the suspect discharged more than 30 rounds from an extended magazine.
(FOX 2) - The Oakland County Sheriff is still baffled at the Christmas Eve shooting that happened in Oxford on the evening of Dec. 24 when a man opened fire on civilians, killing one woman and injuring two others.
There appears to be no connection between the shooter, the victim, or the location where it happened, sheriff Michael Bouchard told FOX 2 on Thursday. Instead, he called the random shooting an "incredibly violent rampage."
It's unclear if drugs or alcohol were a factor, but Bouchard added he believed the shooting to be premeditated because the suspect discharged more than 30 rounds from an extended magazine.
The suspect, who has yet to be identified because he has not been officially charged, was driving home from a Christmas party when he crashed. He brandished a 9 mm handgun at people before leaving.
He crashed a second time on Ray Road between Lapeer and N. Oxford Roads. He then started shooting, hitting a mother and daughter in one car and a man in a separate car.
The daughter suffered life-threatening injuries, but police hope she will pull through. Her mother died on Christmas Day. The man only suffered minor injuries.
"The worst nightmare on so many levels," Bouchard said.
He was taken into custody at the scene when sheriff's deputies from the Oxford sub station responded to the area, finding him in the middle of the street still wielding the gun.
In addition to having been convicted of multiple weapons charges in the past decade, he also has a history of violence and fleeing police, Bouchard said.
Prosecutors are expected to receive the formal charges from police later this week.