Uber defends safety procedures after Kalamazoo shootings

According to authorities, Mr. Dalton shot eight people Saturday in three locations over the course of four hours, with the final shooting occurring shortly after 10 p.m.in the parking lot of a Cracker Barrel restaurant.

A man arrested on suspicion of shooting dead six people in the northern U.S. state of MI was an Uber driver who may have picked up fares during the killing spree, officials and media reported.

After the hearing Kalamazoo County Prosecuting Attorney Jeffrey Getting told reporters Dalton had been cooperative with authorities but possible motives for the shootings were still unclear.

Dalton appeared in court via video to hear the charges.

Authorities say the shootings began at an apartment complex where a woman was seriously wounded when shot multiple times. Four hours later, the gunman opened fire at a auto dealership, killing a father and his 18-year-old son. A total of six people were killed and two others were injured, including a 14-year-old girl who is in critical condition. As soon as the auto had come to a stop, Mellen says that he, “jumped out of the vehicle and ran away”.

“There is a full background check done on all driver partners for Uber”, Mr. Davis said.

An officer with the Kalamazoo Crime Lab leaves the scene of a random shooting on Sunday in Kalamazoo.

A simple squeeze of her mother’s hand was enough to alert doctors that a 14-year-old victim of the mass shootings in Kalamazoo had survived the carnage.

He says Dalton was a good football player who wrestled and was on the track team, and “never got into trouble”.

Initial checks with a key federal agency indicate Dalton was unknown to both law enforcement and counterterrorism agencies for having any known connection to extremist groups.

“This type of violence has no place in our society, and we express our love and support for everyone involved”, the Dalton family said in a statement.

Mellen said about a mile into the trip, Dalton got a phone call and that when he hung up, he began driving erratically, driving through stop signs and sideswiping cars.

Accused Kalamazoo shooter Jason Dalton was formally charged today with murder, assault with intent to commit murder, and weapons charges.

People will accept one or two fluke incidents, but “if it happens on a repeated basis, you are on thin ice with your brand”, Adamson said.

The Kalamazoo community is reeling from these senseless acts of violence that took so many innocent lives from us, and our hearts are saddened for all of the victims, their families and friends who are dealing with this on a much more personal level.

Uber, which said it is cooperating with the police investigation, said its safety protocol is robust and adequate.

“I have to say, ‘You are probably correct.’ I can’t imagine what the answer would be that would let us go, ‘OK, we understand now, ‘” the sheriff said.

Uber deferred to police on releasing details of the shooting. It also said Dalton had received “very favorable” feedback from riders.