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this is Jason Dalton a seemingly normal man until one Winter's morning when he
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suddenly snapped Jason used to be an average yet well-respected family man
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but in February of 2016 after signing up as an Uber driver he would do the unthinkable and go on a murder spree
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using the app even stranger he believed that the devil was using it to control his every move so who is Jason Dalton
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what caused him to change in an instant was there really a so-called devil behind the app and how would the
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community of Kalamazoo react welcome or welcome back to Coffee
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House crime folks my name is Adrien and this is the story of Jason Dalton a man whose deplorable actions were so
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sporadic that people still struggle to understand his reasoning even to this day if you're new here I like to
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me out and now with that out the way please grab yourself a for coffee pull up a seat and get ready for the Deep
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dive this is the case of Jason
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Dalton welcome to kalamazo Michigan folks found in the southwest region of
Kalamazoo
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the Great Lake state kalamazo is a vibrant city with a rich history it is well known for its prominence in
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education and the pharmaceutical Industries and has many local breweries that produce a variety of beers
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interesting fact but this city was initially called Bronson after one of the first White settlers in the area
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however after years of bad behavior he was chased out of town never to return again and that is when the town's people
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renamed it to kalamazo to better reflect its Native American Heritage oh and by
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the way the reason that most pills nowadays are easy to swallow is actually because of kalamazo William aresta upjn
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invented easily digested pills and this colossal Discovery led to the development of a pharmaceutical industry
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which now Bears his name the city of kalamazo is often celebrated for its dedication to the Arts evident in the
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numerous galleries theaters and cultural events throughout the year its natural beauty is complemented by parks and many
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recreational spaces including the kalamazo Nature Center and the Cal haven trail providing many opportunities for
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outdoor activities overall kalamazo embodies a harmonious blend of History
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culture education and natural Splendor making it a distinctive and inviting
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Community but in February 2016 that friendly Community was shattered by a
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crazed mass shooting across town 911 I was just driving down West Main
Disturbances...
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heading towards 131 from downtown uhuh there was a man going roughly 70 80
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miles hour weaving in out of both lanes of traffic where did they shoot at County
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Emergency yeah hello I need a uh ambulance Lance police at 5111 High
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metal drive please hurry up somebody shot fire shot t on the ground I don't know if she
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hurt okay ma'am give me the number again 5111 High Metals Drive in Savannah Trace
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town home okay so female's down she's been
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shot where's the person that shot her I don't know the the the car F off
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please County 911 hi we just drove by the Kia um what what
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road are we on 94 business um and a guy just shot some people in the parking lot
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KY County 911 I'm at the um cou cracker and there's been gunshots in in a car
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two cars have been shot up there's three people in one car and one guy is not
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moving on the night of February the 20th 2016 a spree shooting occurred at an
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apartment complex a Kia dealership and out outside a Cracker Barrel restaurant
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the town abruptly became aware that a crazed killer was on the loose and with these shootings occurring over the
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course of several hours nobody knew if it was
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over several calls made 911 during that time frame while the situation developed
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it was eventually learned that The Man Behind These shootings was an Uber driver of all people fleeing the scene
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every time in the end six people would lose their lives with two two additional injuries and dozens around these crime
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scenes were left shocked beyond all measure but the gruesome details behind this story would not end there the man
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who was behind all of this appeared to be delusional and claimed that the Uber app was controlling his every move the
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man's name was Jason Dalton and although he did appear to be an average bloke that sentiment could no longer be said
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and so with all of this in mind let's dive into the world of Jason
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Dalton born in Greenfield Indiana Jason Dalton was the only child raised by his parents
Jason Dalton
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in an intact marriage his parents were described as kind good and Hearty people
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and encouraged the only child to work for anything he wanted the young Jason attended Eastern Hancock middle and high
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school before then moving to cazoo after making the move he was a varsity football co- captain and graduated in
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1989 from Comstar High a teacher and coach in the Eastern Hancock District
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described Jason as an average student and a promising athlete he regularly participated in the School's football
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wrestling and track programs and was also interested in riding dirt bikes and fixing up old cars so Jason's hobbies
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and interests were quite typical for a young man in December of 1992 when I
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myself was merely a few days old he graduated from cazu Valley Community College with an Associate Degree in law
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enforcement he was also perceived as a nice guy with a lot going for him a far
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stretch from where he would eventually end up after meeting a local woman named Carol the two married in 1995 and had a
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happy relationship together so much so that they welcomed two children into the family in 2001 and 2006 Jason was the
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type of guy to be cordial with people but was not necessarily outgoing he barely went out of his way to make
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friends with people and this introverted Behavior would deepen into his adult hood unfortunately Jason's degree in law
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enforcement would not ever materialize into a job according to an old friend he had tried to find a job as a police
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officer in Michigan or any nearby States but unfortunately he wasn't able to find
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any open position that would take him furthermore he had no interest in moving far away to find a police job and with
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him wanting to remain in kalamazo he decided to study Auto Bodywork at WyoTech instead following a change in
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his career path Jason would work at a BMW office in New Jersey this allowing him to get multiple jobs as a mechanic
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Through The Years in his late 20s Jason found his calling in the world of insurance and knowing Auto bodyw work
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very well helped him in this new profession moving forward he would eventually be contracted to other
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companies as an independent insurance adjuster in his spare time Jason would shoot targets or clay pigeons and
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apparently he would shoot for hours at a time sometimes all all day long now
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despite not having a big property he would practice at home in his garden and neighbors reported that these gunshots
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did sound like hunting rifles instead of automatic but in the months leading up to 2016 subtle signs of instability
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began to appear despite being a mechanic and an insurance adjuster Jason would regularly lose his temper towards
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customers this included an incident in 2015 when Jason screamed at one of his
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customers over a dispute and although things never became physical it left the other guy absolutely traumatized another
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coworker once saw Jason yell at a customer over the phone slammed the phone down and then angrily pace around
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his desk apparently Jason had previously been counseled over his aggression but most of the time Jason apparently was a
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very level-headed man he loved his family stayed out of trouble and steered clear of substance abuse according to
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him he once tried marijuana in high school but hated the taste of it he also described himself as a social Drinker
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and had no medical issues or head injuries in 2016 Jason decided to join
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Uber as a driver he wanted a new way to supplement his income and had to drive
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great distances for his regular job anyway to him this was a good way of making two streams of income
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simultaneously following several background checks he was finally cleared to Begin work on February the 9th 2016
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and moving forward he would run the app off his phone while continued with his regular job which took him all around
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the county instead of attending the classes created by Uber he mainly taught himself how to use the app but this also
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meant that he had no idea what some of the app's alerts and gestures were to add to that he didn't know how to use
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Bluetooth and didn't know what the notifications meant in addition to this confusion he never logged off the app
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when at home or even at night he understood that he technically could but
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just never did as a result the app would never let him mentally switch off
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apparently this meant that the app often flashed at him in the middle of the night preventing him from any proper
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sleep in the days leading up to February the 20th Jason's wife and close friends noticed that he seemed rather tired
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depressed and down as an attorney would later put it he didn't appear to be his usual gregarious s now this tiredness
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could perhaps have been related to his inability to switch off from the app while he intended to sleep but again
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this was entirely in his control to change neighbors also reported him to be acting rather paranoid too throughout
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these days he would constantly check on his guns and seemed to be a little more on edge than usual speaking of guns on
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the morning of February the 20th 2016 he traveled to a gun shop that he frequently visited although he would
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usually drop by to chat with the owners without buying anything this time was different Jason was in and out of that
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shop within several minutes only stopping to purchase a heavyduty tactical
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jacket and this is where our story becomes very bizarre very quickly you see Jason claimed that on the same
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afternoon of him visiting that gun store the ubera suddenly took control of his mind and his body after entering a
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silver Chevy Equinox Jason also claimed that something entered the vehicle with him this thing was growling at him and
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made him feel like he was on fire and this is where it gets very very strange
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according to Jason a bunch of unrecognizable symbols appeared on his app and when he tapped them away the
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devil's head appeared on his screen he was in control when the app turned red but when it turned black he was a puppet
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to the devil and apparently the moment he touched that screen the app turned black and whether his confession was
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absolutely baloney or not his actions in the hours ahead would have terribly grave con consquences
Event 1 - Manic Driver
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9911 hi um I'd like to report an ertic driver where um I was just in the car
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with him he was my Uber driver and when we he was sing weaving in and out of
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lanes he Sid sleep the car in West Main Hill he was driving like 75 miles hour down West M I got his license plate
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number when I jumped out of the car hey what kind of car is it it was like a Chevy Equinox what color uh silver get a
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dog in the back seat he was he was my Uber driver like I I wanted just I just
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wanted to report it cuz I don't want someone to get hurt I understand what you're saying but I need to know if you
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want to talk to an officer or if you want me to have an officer just just be on the lookout for it I just want to be
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on the lookout and okay thank you report to Uber because I don't think he needs to be pick you're gonna have to do that
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sir not us all right I can do that thank you at 4:30 p.m. a local man named Matt
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melon jumped into an Uber after spending the previous night out drinking he was now ready to go collect his car and
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after jumping into his Uber vehicle he was greeted by his driver Jason Dalton
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Jason introduced himself as Mimi and would also introduce his dog in the back seat of the car which was rather unusual
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for an Uber driver although their Drive initially began fine Jason received a phone call shortly into the journey he
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said he'd call them back before hanging up but that is when his demeanor suddenly changed Jason suddenly started
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speeding sideswiping cars and driving over Lawns and medians he ran through
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multiple red lights nearly taking himself and other vehicles out in the process he began to scream his
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directions out loud repeatedly telling his passenger this is my destination over and over again as soon as the
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vehicle came to a stop Matt jumped out of the car as quickly as he could Jason's commotion had caught the
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attention of several other the bystanders all of which who were just as confused as Matt was he then phoned the
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police by then multiple calls had already been made by other shocked Witnesses but Jason he had already sped
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off into the distance it's important to note here how dismissive rude and unsynchronized The Operators were Matt
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had offered valuable information to identify a man who was a current danger to the public yet sadly throughout all
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of these phone calls most of that info was glossed over okay just second let me
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get your right place okay stand Al line I need to transfer you one more
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time I'm going to transfer you to the city because that's where the accident actually occurred so hang on one second okay Jason drove back home in a similar
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manner driving at illegal speeds while racing through traffic lights before parking his vehicle in a back driveway
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behind the house according to Jason a strange feeling had overcome his body he
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rushed inside drank a glass of water and then entered his basement next he
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prepared his guns loaded them with full magazines and put all of them together in a black duffel bag Jason was now
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armed with a loaded Glock 9mm pistol and furthermore had equipped himself with a
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bulletproof fast stepping back into his Chevy Equinox vehicle he was then
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offered to take on a new Uber ride at around 5:30 p.m. after accepting the new
Event 2 - Meadows Shooting
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ride he sped towards his destination he traveled to Meadows Town Homes an
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apartment complex found on the northeastern edge of Kalamazoo Jason was looking for a woman named Macy who just
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happened to book the fair for her boyfriend and with her boyfriend walking around this neighborhood Jason could not
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find the woman he was looking for he made several laps around this estate growing more agitated by the minute he
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eventually set his eyes on a woman named Tiana who at the time was leading five children to the playground including her
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daughter Jason asked Tiana if she was Macy to which she replied no Jason then
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sped off doing another lap around the neighborhood before then approaching Tiana again even faster for the second
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time he asked her if she was Macy but before she could even respond Jason had raised his gun to her face and with his
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left hand still on the wheel he unloaded his magazine in her Direction Tiana was shot multiple times falling to the floor
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as she told the children to run now fortunately all of the children remained unharmed but as for Tiana she had
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several injuries that needed urgent
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attention um yes I live in Meadows apartment right we've got the call on the female that's been shot we've got
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people on the way did you see the suspect no all I'm doing is hearing it I just wanted you guys to get we've got
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people on the way okay so somebody has been shut yes ma'am okay ma'am still
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with me yeah I got a a firefighter here right now okay okay um let me get your
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name real quick okay yes County Emergency do you know this girl's name
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no I don't she's right now she's with him he's looking at her and I hear cops coming they're on the way okay thank you
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so much bye bye after unloading the entire magazine Jason sped off towards
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his parents' home he then called his wife to ask for the keys to the Hummer truck which just so happened to be to be
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parked there after arriving he found his wife and children outside Carol had no
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idea what was going on but nevertheless began to grow worried she sensed that
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something was wrong with Jason she noticed his eyes were different and that he was acting very very bizarrely Jason
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ran upstairs grabbed his father's gun and then gave it to his wife who by now
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was clearly distressed and confused he told them to stay inside and not leave
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the property and after being unable to start the Hummer truck he instead took Carol's HHR now you might be surprised
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to learn that after this incident Jason returned to his job as an Uber driver
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and completed several rounds without any incident or fault under the disguise of
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a new vehicle and acting calmly nobody had any reason to believe he was a
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dangerous suspect at large rumors of a rogue Uber driver began to circulate
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around town but nobody knew who it was unfortunately though this calm Behavior
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would not last forever at 10 p.m. after several successful trips Jason slipped
Event 3 - Dealership Ambush
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once again paranoia kicked in and he believed that several black SUVs were circling him furthermore the so-called
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devil from The Uber app told him to look out for a black BMW meanwhile Richard
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Smith and his 17-year-old son Tyler had parked at a dealership along Stadium Drive Tyler was fin old enough to think
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about buying a car and his father was just as excited to help him both men got
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out of their car to look at a blue Ford pickup truck with Tyler's girlfriend remaining in the back seat of his
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father's car that is when Jason walked up to them from his vehicle and immediately fired several rounds into
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both men tragically killing both Father and
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Son Alexis watched as this man walked up to her boyfriend and his father and F Ed
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both of them at Point Blank Range and even after both of them had fallen to the floor he continued to fire several
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rounds into them scared for her life she hid behind the back seats praying that she wasn't next that is when she heard
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Jason circling the Range Rover and then trying to open the front door fortunately the car's autolock mechanism
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had been activated and with them no longer able to gain access he walked away without ever knowing she was there
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after waiting about 90 seconds she crawled out of the rain drove went over to her boyfriend who sadly had passed
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away grabbed his phone and dialed 911 meanwhile others had already phoned the emergency services to report this
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unfolding tragedy but sadly it was too late for Jason had already fled the
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scene 911 where's your emergency hi we're on business 94 we passed the um
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Kia dealership and there we just passed with somebody shooting a gun at two people lying on the ground okay you just
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okay the Kia dealership where um it's on business 994 um in kalamazo we are
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pulled into the Burger King which is a couple um businesses down there's a toughy auto center I'm sorry we're not
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in the area okay so you're on Stadium Drive did you see uh who the person was that was shooting uh no it was I just
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turned because we heard gunshots and there was a man standing there pointing a gun at two people lying on the ground
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we could see to see the smoke from his gun and hear it as we drove by and we just pulled in I don't know we're probably yard from them there's an SUV
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still sitting in the parking lot all right and you said the people are laying on the ground still uh we can't see them
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there's cars blocking our way but the SUV that was parked there is still there it's running with their uh like brake
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lights on uh the key is 4102 Stadium Drive all right ma'am I'm going to go ahead and get an ambulance
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on the way after returning to his vehicle Jason continued to calmly accept Uber assignments despite this being his
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third wave of aggression each one was becoming more violent and consequential his dangerous ride with Matt was lucky
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enough to end without harming anyone and although he had seriously injured Tiana
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she was still alive tragically though his most recent incident ended in the
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death of two innocent men and his fourth Outburst would be even worse shortly
Event 4 - Crackerbarrel Ambush
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after 10:20 p.m. he made his way to the Cracker Barrel off of 9th Street which is located around 5 miles away from the
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Kia dealership after having a small issue with an unrelated Uber Fair he then approached a white van and shot a
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female driver inside the driver who was Mary lunai was a 60-year-old woman who
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had just finished a night out with friends and as those friends all located in another car saw her get shot they
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screamed out in shock Jason responded by approaching their car and firing at all
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four on board Dorothy Brown Mary Joe NY Barbara Hawthorne and a 14-year-old
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Abigail cop were all shot at Point Blank Range after attempting to murder five
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more people Jason got back into his car and drove 16 miles back home by 11:20
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p.m. he was heard back in his garden and after firing several rounds into his shed he reloaded his pistol and got back
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into his car and if his actions and behaviors weren't outrageously strange enough Jason then returned to his Uber
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job completing several more fairs as if nothing had happened it would take officers more than 2 hours after the
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final murders and more than 7 hours since this first incident to finally piece the story together and of course
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it was at that moment that they finally realized that they were dealing with a murderous Uber driver now bear in mind
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here that Matt who had called in to report Jason's Behavior more than 7 hours prior even offered to give the
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license plate and Uber ID to the operator alas these details were missed and Jason was allowed to carry on with
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this Rampage for several more hours after officers responded to both
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crime scenes located about 5 m and 20 minutes apart it became apparent that
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they were likely dealing with a potentially active shooter Witnesses claimed that the gunman was driving a
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dark colored vehicle with some identifying it to be a Chevrolet HHR fortunately the Kia dealership had
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recently installed a new surveillance camera this was used to confirm Jason's description and then relayed to all
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other officers in the area but that didn't stop Jason from calmly completing more Uber assignments in the meantime
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shortly after midnight he picked up and then dropped off three other passengers before accepting another four just
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several minutes later one of the groups even asked him if he was the shooter to which Jason replied with no in a very
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emotionless manner he then picked up another group of three before dropping them off without incident although most
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of them had a sneaking suspicion none of these 10 passengers were aware that they were being fed by an active spree killer
Capture and Arrest (Bodycam footage)
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at 12:36 a.m. an officer who was currently on duty watched Jason as he
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dropped off those final three passengers with concern and curiosity he followed
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Jason's vehicle while requesting for backup after around 2 minutes of stalking he then flashed Jason to pull
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over although they had no idea how he would respond Jason was calm and
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compliant after they asked him to hold his hands out of the window officers then approached his vehicle without any
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incident opening the door to pull Jason out of his car police found him to be wearing a bulletproof Fest and a fully
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loaded handgun he was arrested without a fight and although his reign of terror was now finally over this was only the
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beginning for the world to understand why he murdered so many seven people were shot dead and
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several others wounded in the US state of Michigan on saturday night a suspect was arrested and has been named as Jason
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Bon authorities and local media said three separate and apparently random
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shootings took place in kalamazo County we have multiple people dead in summary
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what it looks like is we have somebody just driving around finding people and shooting them dead in their tracks four
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people were reportedly shot at a Cracker Barrel restaurant including a 14-year-old girl a father and son were
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gunned down at a kalamazo car dealership police on the kalamazo crime lab were searching a house registered to the
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45-year-old suspect the local County Sheriff's Office reported a weapon was found inside his
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vehicle in the afternoon of the following day Jason's interview with Sergeant gorum revealed several chilling
Evidence, Psychology, Trial
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yet strange details I know I've said a few of these details already but I'm going to repeat them to clarify Jason's
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frame of mind Jason confirmed that he hadn't been sleeping very well in the days leading up to to his spree he had
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recently joined Uber but the app would not let him shut down and would always ask him if he was online he further
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blamed the app for causing his sleep issues and also stated that something had come into his car and he felt like
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he was on fire Jason admitted that he didn't fully understand how the app worked but he did believe that one ding
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meant yes and two dings meant no terrifyingly when one of his last Uber
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rides asked him if he was going to kill them Jason said no only because the app
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had dinged twice near the beginning of his spree a sensation apparently came over his body causing him to accelerate
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in his vehicle at this moment Jason truly believed that he was being possessed to drive faster when asked if
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Jason had ever thought about helping the people he had shot he simply said it just had a hold of me further indicating
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that he was possessed and unable to support he also said that it ended only
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after being being arrested and that is when he came back to reality Jason knew
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that his actions were wrong despite these statements he confessed that he was aware that people would now look at
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him like a monster he further added that he was sorry and saddened by his actions
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and advised that he could not say any words that could bring closure is Uber UB ER mhm you just recently been joined
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up with him yeah am I okay to talk yeah about what happened yeah I know that you
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guys are going to have a hard time believing this but it literally took over mind and body the Uber yeah yes I
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really didn't even see what the what the s i I just tapped it and then there was like a devil head that popped up it was
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some sort of like horned horned headed like a cow head or something M and I
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press that button and that's where all the problems went after them
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meanwhile officers were getting comfortable at the Dalton residence and they were shocked by what they would
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find bullet casings gun accessories and Pepsi cans littered the home a basement
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Arsenal contained hordes of ammunition rounds which were stored in cans and boxes along with numerous long guns
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handguns a hunting bow and a large brightly colored squirt gun in the home's backyard bullet holes could be
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seen through a shed the fence and playground equipment and although I don't have a picture of it they
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apparently had a very grimy bath time throughout the house piles of clothes were spaed on the floors with empty cans
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and containers littered on shelves and tables from these pictures alone it is
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not clear if Jason's actions were premeditated or not but what did become obvious is that he had far more Firearms
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than the average American and with the national average of 1.2 Firearms per person in the United States Jason was
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more than 10 times that figure at 17 with the city of kalamazo waking up to the terrible news these details were not
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overlooked and the community learned that they were dealing with six deaths and two injuries although kalamazo is
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known to have a higher crime rate than the national average this was the worst incident to happen in recent history and
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now all they could do was mourn several vigils were held across
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the city hundreds of candles were lit in a nearby ch Church meanwhile local stadiums were filled with those paying
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their respects in the parking lot of the restaurant where four people died members of the community gathered to pay
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their respects many were left wondering how such an incident was allowed to happen this was not just any typical
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shooting Jason's actions were allowed to occur over the entire day and several
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locations in a perfect world if the phone operators and authorities were hot in his tail after his initial incident
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then no one would have had to die or be injured Matt melon reacted perfectly the fact that he gave a vehicle description
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license plate and even the Uber ID was all the authorities needed to shut Jason down they were even given a second
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chance after his Grievous assault against Tiana and Jason never tried to hide from the authorities either instead
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he continued to travel around town and even actively serve passengers some of which even thought that he could have
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potentially been the shooter I don't see enough talk about this to be honest because from account suspension all the
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way to heightened patrols the authorities really did seem to miss every opportunity they had and of course
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these details left many including some of his victims both angered and confused now we'll get back to Jason's
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psychological evaluation later but the point that I'm trying to make here is that law enforcement's reaction simply
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wasn't enough on February the 22nd 2016 Jason
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faced arraignment on 16 charges including six counts of murder two counts of assault with intent to commit
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murder and eight counts of using a firearm during the commission of a felony he was scheduled to appear in
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court for a preliminary examination hearing on March the 10th on March the 3D he was also ordered to undergo a
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psychiatric evaluation to assess his competence to stand trial of course with his story of The Uber devil evaluators
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had to ensure he wasn't insane by April the 22nd he was declared to be of sound
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mind and his competence was confirmed Med by the Michigan center for forensic psychiatry on May the 20th Jason
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appeared for a preliminary hearing to determine the sufficiency of evidence for trial during these proceedings he
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would sadly make several disruptive outbursts this also interrupted Tiana Kara's testimony which just so happened
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to be caught on camera you I
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saw no they gave bags these old people they have these old black bags
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they're they're black they're black bags if people drive around and you look at them it gets real like hey it's time
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people look and then that's when to tell people it's time to get to Temple need toen your attorney right yeah you need
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to get to Temple cuz you need to get going because it's called intimidated need to be quiet in today's
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proceedings okay yeah being the first victim to his
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shootings she was already uncomfortable to share a room with this man and with him lashing out like this she
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understandably relapsed after being restrained and removed from the courtroom he rejoined via video link
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from jail the hearing resumed later that same day following a pre-trial conference on
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June the 6th Jason's attorneys announced their plans for legal Insanity defense in response another psychiatric
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evaluation by the Michigan center for forensic psychiatry took place over the following 60 days although his trial was
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tentatively set for late September or early October several evaluations and many disagreements delayed it for
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multiple years eventually jury selection was scheduled to begin on January the 3rd 2019 with opening statements
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beginning on January the 7th however in a surprise on the day of opening statements Jason pleaded guilty to all
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counts under those circumstances uh Mr Williams what is the
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agreement your honor Mr Dalton will be pleading guilty to all counts in counts
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1 3 5 7 9 and 11 he will be entering a plea to
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First deegree premeditated murder in counts 13 and 15 he will be entering a
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guilty plea to the count as charged assault with intent to murder and he will also be entering a guilty plea to
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the associated uh felony firearm charges which make up the even number counts in the felony
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information subsequently on February the 5th 2019 Jason Dalton received a life
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sentence without the possibility of parole thus forever condemning him to a cell Behind Bars until the day he dies
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love is stronger than hate light is stronger than
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darkness that life is stronger than death that Victory Is Ours because of
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him who loves
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us a court sentence as to count
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one I have to go through each of them individually count one that you Jason Brian
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Dalton be remanded to the custody of the Michigan Department of Corrections and be sentenced to a period
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of life in prison without the possibility of parole
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this is to be served consecutive to those sentences that will be given in counts 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 and
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16 also they are to be concurrent it is to be concurrent with counts 3 5 7 9 11
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13 and 15 since then he has been incarcerated at the Oaks Correctional
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Facility with Jason pleading guilty before his trial began most of his psychological evaluations have not been
Assessment, sidenotes
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released to the public and so with that in mind we aren't quite sure what he potentially suffers from and although
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his initial Health assessments declared him to be competent to stand trial no further and more in-depth assessments
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have been concluded it's worth noting here that Jason remained almost entirely emotionless throughout his confession
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and was very matter of fact when he told the officers that the app was controlling him Jason's main argument
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here is that he was under the control of the app which does suggest he may have suffered from psychosis or prolonged
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delusions what I find interesting is that Jason often flipped between periods of delusional murder and then being
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entirely calm behind the wheel which directly contradicts these conditions furthermore although Jason appears to be
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acutely sad in the days leading up to the shooting he did not suffer from chronic depression and had no history of
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poor mental health so did the devil have a hold of Jason was this psychosis or
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was this all just one giant excuse sadly we have no idea and although many would
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be quick to call him a liar his actions really do not make any sense whatsoever
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although Jason did have the means and opportunity to commit these murders no motive can be found he had no heightened
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emotional connection to the victims was not going to gain anything from their deaths and had plenty of reason to
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simply not become a mass murderer the only reason why he would do such a thing would be to gain Fame and and
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recognition after concluding that he was thoroughly done with his life which In fairness is still a possibility I want
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to end this video by repeating the weird delusions that Jason claimed to have had
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because quite frankly I think it reiterates how insane his story sounds Jason told officers that it would blow
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their minds If Only They knew what he had gone through he further explained how when he opened the Uber taxi app a
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symbol appeared and he recognized that symbol as the Easter star Jason also
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claimed that a devil head popped up on his screen and when he pressed the button on the app that is when all of
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the problem started he said that the iPhone could take you over and explained how you can drive over 100 mph and go
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through stop signs and you can just get places basically he described what it
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means to be a reckless driver in a fast car he also told the officers that this devil figure who took over his body had
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a horned cow head and that that furthermore it gave him assignments throughout the night allegedly this
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devil would take over his body until he was done during his interrogation Jason
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admitted that he felt bad for the victims to add that he wasn't aware that some of them survived either not that
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this would change his outcome whatsoever by the way speaking of legal proceedings this wouldn't be the only case that
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Jason had to see through the courtroom because shortly after his arrest his wife Carol doton filed for divorce now I
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do have to give her a lot of credit here because many people will refuse to believe that the person they once loved
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could be a bad apple but Carol was very rapid in her decision now in the weeks
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after the shootings there was a rumor circulating that apparently Jason had filed a lawsuit against Uber claiming
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they had ruined his life and furthermore he was seeking $10 million in compensation however investigators later
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confirmed that this was fake created by some lowlife impostor
Remembering Richard, Tyler, Mary, Mary, Dorothy and Barbara
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Richard Smith known as JR by friends and family was a good father he was supporting his son Tyler when they were
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both gunned down formerly a pipe fitter working for fisa he blossomed to become a construction manager and a proud
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full-time husband and father he was 53 years old when he died his passion in
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life was his family and being a friend to everyone blessed to know him with Specialties of cheesy potatoes brookies
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and a secret barbecue recipe that only he knew he was the rock for his family
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both immediate and extended born on April the 27th 1998 Tyler was only 17
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years old when he died he was a senior at Matan high school and attended van bun Technology Center his passion was
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soccer and he loved visiting Silver Lake with his family he shared a love of cars
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with his father and sadly died searching for his very first car both men are
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dearly missed by their family Mary Joe and her sister-in-law Mary Lou were shot
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and killed at Dalton's last stop Mary Joe was born the sixth of seven children
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and graduated from Lakes Shaw High she loved to cook and sew with her mother and went on to become an excellent
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teacher and Mentor after retirement she spent her time traveling seeing family and friends and continuing to help
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students she was an avid quilter and skilled Baker who loved to teach others her crafts her last day was spent with
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some of her closest friends enjoying an outing at the theater which was her joyful habit Mary Lou was 62 years old
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when she passed away she worked as a daycare worker only after previously working for the Michigan Secretary of
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State for 30 years believe it or not this incredible woman was also a master
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sergeant in the US Air Force Reserve tragically her husband also lost his
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sister in the shooting Dorothy Brown was another victim at the Cracker Barrel spending her evening with Mary and Mary
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the 74-year-old worked for Guardian Finance and advocacy in Battle Creek and previously worked as a case worker for
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the Area Agency on Aging while in college Dorothy married Edwin Reynolds but later remarried Curtis Brown and in
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her death she leaves behind her two children Jeff and Rob rolds in addition to Mary Lou's Mary Joe's and Dorothy's
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deaths Barbara Hawthorne also passed away outside the Cracker Barrel Barbara had recently retired after working for
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Kellogg's company in Bassel Creek for 22 years she was with her granddaughter
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Abigail cop at the time of the shooting six victims six lives lost at the hands
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of Jason Dalton a man who seemingly had it together up until the day that he violently snapped hundreds are now
Healing...
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forever affected by the loss of a loved one some even two although Tiana was
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unlucky to cross paths with Jason she was fortunate enough to survive the shooting she was shot several times and
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therefore had to go through multiple surgeries and treatments since this terrible day she has now become a
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motivational speaker for her business named Shero with a message when Abigail cop was shot in the head she was only 14
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years old at the time since then she has been through several surgeries including two Where Metal was placed in part of
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her brain that was shattered by her bullets but after almost 2 years of treatment and Rehab she has finally
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returned to school I sincerely wish both Tiana and Abigail the very best moving forward Matt melon could have become
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Jason's very first victim yet thankfully he managed to get away unscathed and
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even help the authorities I also hope that wherever Matt is he's doing
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well what frustrates me the most about this case is the lack of reasoning behind his crimes without any answer it
Outro
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does beg the question could this happen again I think that in this instance it would be good to know what what Jason's
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final psychological evaluations were and furthermore how he feels about his actions now without those things it does
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leave this story entirely up for debate and so with that in mind please let me know what you think in the comments down
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below do you think that Jason really did suffer from some sort of delusion or do
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you think it was just one giant excuse anyway I think that's pretty much the end of the video folks I know that this
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and
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goodbye