Jason Dalton

Mass Murderer

Jason Dalton’s 2016 Kalamazoo Shooting Spree

Overview

On the evening of February 20, 2016, Uber driver Jason Brian Dalton carried out a mobile shooting spree across Kalamazoo County, Michigan, attacking people at an apartment complex, a Kia dealership, and a Cracker Barrel restaurant. In less than five hours, he murdered six people and wounded two others before being arrested just after midnight. Dalton later pleaded guilty to all charges on January 7, 2019, and received life imprisonment without the possibility of parole on February 5, 2019.

Timeline of the Attacks

~5:42 p.m. — Meadows Townhomes (5066 Meadows Blvd, Kalamazoo) Dalton opened fire in the parking lot of the Meadows/Savannah Trace Townhomes off G Avenue, shooting Tiana Carruthers (25) multiple times as she shielded nearby children. She survived her injuries. ~10:08 p.m. — Seelye Kia of Kalamazoo (4102 Stadium Dr, Kalamazoo) At the Seelye Kia dealership, Dalton shot a father and son who had stopped to look at cars. Both victims died at the scene. ~10:24 p.m. — Cracker Barrel (5581 Cracker Barrel Blvd, Texas Township) Dalton drove to the Cracker Barrel just off I-94 and fired into two vehicles, killing four women and critically wounding a 14-year-old girl who was initially reported dead but ultimately survived after extensive treatment.

The Victims (Names, Date, Location)

• Tiana Carruthers (survived) — Feb 20, 2016, Meadows Townhomes parking lot, 5066 Meadows Blvd, Kalamazoo.
• Richard E. “Rich” Smith (53) — Feb 20, 2016, Seelye Kia of Kalamazoo, 4102 Stadium Dr, Kalamazoo.
• Tyler D. Smith (17) — Feb 20, 2016, Seelye Kia of Kalamazoo, 4102 Stadium Dr, Kalamazoo.
• Mary Lou Nye (62) — Feb 20, 2016, Cracker Barrel, 5581 Cracker Barrel Blvd, Texas Township.
• Mary Jo Nye (60) — Feb 20, 2016, Cracker Barrel, 5581 Cracker Barrel Blvd, Texas Township.
• Dorothy “Judy” Brown (74) — Feb 20, 2016, Cracker Barrel, 5581 Cracker Barrel Blvd, Texas Township.
• Barbara Hawthorne (68) — Feb 20, 2016, Cracker Barrel, 5581 Cracker Barrel Blvd, Texas Township.
• Abigail Kopf (14, survived) — Feb 20, 2016, Cracker Barrel, 5581 Cracker Barrel Blvd, Texas Township.

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