Jennifer Marie Heeren, 29, an ex-girlfriend of Dantzler, Rodrick Dantzler's daughter, Kamrie Deann Heeren-Dantzler, 12, Rebecca Lynn Heeren, 52, Jennifer's Mother, Thomas Heeren, 51, Jennifer's Father, Kimberlee Ann Emkens, 23, an ex-girlfriend of Dantzler, Amanda Renee Emkens 27 Kim's sister, Marissa Lynn Emkens, 10, daughter of Amanda.
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Another sad end to an inter-racial relationship...Once again it ended in massive violence...Like so many before...
A brazen midday shooting spree that left seven people dead and turned into an hours-long standoff with Michigan police finally ended late Thursday night when the suspected gunman shot and killed himself. His two hostages escaped unharmed.
The manhunt for Rodrick Shonte Dantzler, 34, began after four people were found dead in a Grand Rapids, Mich., home and three were discovered in another across town. Two of the dead were children.
Police said the daughter and an ex-girlfriend of Dantzler are among the victims, but that it had been some time since he had any sort of relationship with his ex-girlfriend.
Following the discovery of the bodies, Dantzler led officers on a chase, crashed his car and then took three hostages, police said.
Dantzler released a 53-year-old woman at the residence after he received a bottle of Gatorade and cigarettes from police, The Grand Rapids Press reported.
State police Lt. Col. Gary Gorski warned residents to stay in their homes as the standoff developed. Gorski said the suspect, who led officers on a chase that tore through the city's downtown, had proven to be very mobile.
At one point during the chase the suspect crossed a wide grass median on I-96 and drove the wrong way down the highway while more than a dozen police cars pursued him. The highway remained closed down hours later.
Grand Rapids Police Chief Kevin Belk said two other people were shot when the suspect fired at police during the chase but neither suffered life-threatening injuries. Some of the gunshots struck the windshield of a police cruiser in downtown Grand Rapids, but no officers were injured.
The highway chase ended when Dantzler crashed his vehicle in a ditch and fled on foot while he was pursued by Special Response Team members, the Grand Rapids Press reported.
Earlier Thursday, police believe Dantzler entered an apartment by kicking down the back door, the Grand Rapids Press reported.
Lisa Schenden lives with her husband and their children two blocks from the home where four people were killed. She said the homeowners are a couple whose daughter has a daughter with the suspect.
Schenden said she did not hear the shooting either, but she saw the suspect and his daughter drive up to the house earlier in the day.
"Just last night, my kids went over there swimming, and I went over with them," she said.
Outside the two-story, wood-sided home where the three people were killed, neighbors stood in clumps Thursday evening, quietly talking as investigators scoured the house. As officers left, people disappeared indoors and a single police car remained on the block.
The only indication of anything unusual was three bouquets of flowers on the porch steps.
Powney said she had been at home all day and didn't realize anyone had been killed until police converged on the cul-de-sac about 3 p.m.
"For a while we couldn't come outside," she said. "They didn't know if there was someone still inside the house."
A friend of a victim told The Grand Rapids Press that the shootings likely stemmed from domestic issues.
Dantzler has previous felonies that include felony burglary, felony damage to property in 1997, and felony assault with intent to do great bodily harm in 2000.
Records show Dantzler was released from state prison in 2005 after serving time for assault less than murder. A spokesman for the prison system said he had not been under state supervision since then.
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And based upon this news wire photo below...It sure looks like Mr. Brown has killed white victims...
Photo: A man who claimed his daughter was inside a house where three bodies were found collapses in the street Thursday in Grand Rapids, Mich.Career felon and criminal who the prisons let out early over and over again... MURDERS 7 PEOPLE... Massive manhunt underway
DEVELOPING: Michigan police say the suspect who they believe was involved in a brazen, mid-day shooting that left seven people dead, including a child, is currently barricaded in an apartment with hostages.
Rodrick Shonte Dantzler, 34, apparently called police and said he’s taking hostages after he reportedly gunned down seven people in two Grand Rapids locations. Police consider Dantzler armed and dangerous.
State police Lt. Col. Gary Gorski says officers believe they have Dantzler surrounded but warned residents to stay in their homes as a standoff developed. Gorski says the suspect, who led officers on a chase that tore through the city's downtown, has proven to be very mobile.
Dantzler's vehicle crashed in a ditch on I-96 and fled on foot while he was chased by Special Response Team members, the Grand Rapids Press reports.
A police SWAT team truck headed toward what appears to be the location where the suspect is believed to be hiding.
Earlier Thursday, police believe Dantzler entered an apartment by kicking down the back door, the Grand Rapids Press reports.
Police found bodies Thursday afternoon at two separate but nearby locations. The victims were described as five women, a man and a small child. They were found at two separate locations, reported the station.
Sandra Powney lives across the street from one of the homes where the shootings happened and said she had seen Dantzler at the ranch house where she said a couple, who have been there for more than 20 years, lived along with their two adult daughters.
"I've seen him there. He would come periodically," she said.
Powney said she had been at home all day and didn't realize anyone had been killed until police converged on the cul-de-sac about 3 p.m.
"For a while we couldn't come outside," she said. "They didn't know if there was someone still inside the house."
A friend of a victim told the Grand Rapids Press that the shootings likely stemmed from domestic issues.
Dantzler has previous felonies that include felony burglary, felony damage to property in 1997, and felony assault with intent to do great bodily harm in 2000.
