6 dead in shootings in Kalamazoo, Mich.

6 dead in shootings in Kalamazoo, Mich.

KALAMAZOO, Mich.

At least six people were shot and killed in Kalamazoo County, Mich., according to police, a Kalamazoo TV station reported early this morning. The suspect is still on the loose and seems to be shooting people at random, 24 Hour News 8 reported.

“We had several shootings tonight in the county and in the city of Kalamazoo. They all appear to be related. We have multiple people dead,” Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Paul Matyas told the station.

At least six people have been killed in the ongoing series of incidents, Matyas said. Four people reportedly were killed at a Cracker Barrel restaurant, while 2 were killed at Seelye Ford car dealership, the station reported.

“We have somebody who is just driving around finding people and shooting them dead in their tracks,” the officer added..

2 NYPD cops shot

NEW YORK

Two police officers were shot in a confrontation with a gunman who slammed his car into a police vehicle early Saturday, in the second on-duty shooting of multiple officers in the nation’s biggest city this month, police said.

Officers William Reddin and Andrew Yurkiw were in stable condition after the 3:30 a.m. encounter, which happened as multiple officers converged and fired at an armed driver who had pointed a gun at some of the officers, fled and then rammed a police car, Police Commissioner William Bratton said.

Britain’s EU vote set

LONDON

It’s been three years in the making, but a June 23 date has finally been set for the momentous “in or out” British vote on whether to abandon the 28-nation European Union.

Prime Minister David Cameron vowed Saturday to lead the charge to keep Britain part of the EU, winning the backing of most of his Cabinet and support for his “stay in” goal from political heavyweights in rival parties, including the opposition Labour Party and the Scottish National Party.

Cameron said he has concluded Britain would be safer and stronger remaining in the bloc, and that jobs would be created by maintaining open trading ties with Europe.

Suspects released

JAKARTA, Indonesia

Indonesian police today released most of the men detained while attending military-style training at a suspect jihadi camp, as officials lamented weaknesses in the current anti-terrorism legislation that is due to be significantly strengthened after last month’s deadly attacks in Jakarta.

The elite anti-terrorism squad early Saturday detained 38 men at a suspected militant camp on the remote slopes of Mount Sumbing in Central Java province, said provincial police spokesman Col. Liliek Darmanto.

Associated Press