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ROCHESTER HILLS — A man was found dead by suicide after reportedly opening fire at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad, injuring nine people in Rochester Hills June 15. “I, in my worst nightmare, couldn’t have imagined standing up here again talking about another active shooter,” Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said in an 11 p.m. press conference the night of the shooting. Bouchard said the incident was a “gut punch” for Oakland County Sheriff ’s Office deputies, after their response to the active shooter tragedies at Oxford High School in November 2021 and Michigan State University in February 2023. “Unfortunately, this has become all too common in America, and especially, all too common in our community.” Over the weekend, the Oakland County Sheriff ’s Office Emergency Communications Center was notified of an active shooter at the Brookland Plaza splash pad, 1585 E. Auburn Road, between John R and Dequindre Road, at 5:11 p.m. June 15. The gunman, according to reports, drove himself to the splash pad and opened fire from the steps, just 20-feet away from the victims. “It appears the individual pulled up, exited a vehicle, approached the splash pad, opened fire. Reloaded. Opened fire. Reloaded. Left. It was very random. At this point, there is no connectivity to the victims,” Bouchard said. A deputy from the Oakland County Sheriff ’s Office was on the scene within two minutes of the 911 call, thanks to new technology called Live911. “One of our deputies was monitoring Live911 — that allows us to hear what is coming See SHOOTING on page 8A
Temporary fencing has been erected around the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad after a shooter injured nine people. Rochester Hills officials said the splash pad is closed “until further notice.”
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