8-year-old playground shooting victim released from hospital, 2 victims remain hospitalized • Michigan Advance

“We don’t know what the next chapter is,” Bouchard said at a news conference hours after the shooting. “I think because we stopped him quickly, if he was planning on doing anything else — and it wouldn’t surprise me because it’s not an everyday occurrence to have this (AR rifle) on your kitchen table — there probably was something else, potentially a second chapter.”

The mother of both boys and another woman, aged 30, remain hospitalised, according to the sheriff’s office. A total of seven victims with gunshot wounds have been released from hospitals.

The city of Rochester Hills has set up several GoFundMe pages to identify and provide support to some of the families affected by the shooting. including the two youngest victims and their mother.

Law enforcement officials described the scene at the playground as so chaotic it looked like there were ice cream and children’s shoes strewn about, and families were running for their lives.

One family, the Lafrates, scattered in search of safety and GoFundMe Wants to Support Family After Danielle’s Mother Was Shot While Defending Their Daughter.

Danielle was carrying her 7-year-old daughter to safety when she was shot in the arm and back, GoFundMe and the couple were stripped of shelter by some nearby businesses. But a “sympathetic passerby” gestured for Danielle to get into a car that took her to the hospital.

The father, Mario, became separated from the couple’s teenage daughters in the chaos, with one running across the street and hiding behind bushes while the other hid behind a nearby ice cream shop.

One GoFundMe for Jacoud Borges’ family She says her husband Carlos, 4.2, and her wife Karina, 37, were at a water park with their son, Luca, 6. The family outing on a summer afternoon turned into a nightmare when the shooter saw their family first.

According to GoFundMe, Carlos was shot in the knee and Karina in the hand while protecting their son.

“Even though they were injured, they managed to throw themselves at their son, creating a human shield and protecting him,” the GoFundMe post reads. “There were minutes of terror, fear and despair that felt like an eternity, that we will never forget.”

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The GoFundMe fundraiser aims to provide financial support to the family as they help Carlos and Karina undergo surgery for their injuries, while Luke copes with the mental health issues caused by the tragedy.

The search for support for another family is ongoing, Richard, 77, and his family after bringing his 8-year-old granddaughter Bexley to the playground, GoFundMe reported.

A “wonderful” and “fun-loving” grandfather, Richard often spends time with his grandchildren, according to GoFundMe. The shooter shot him twice in the stomach and once in the thigh, and Bexley ran to the bathroom and hid at a friend’s house.

Micayla and Eric Coughlin were shot while defending their daughters, ages 2 and 7 months, GoFundMe for the couple, he says. The couple took their daughters for ice cream and went to a water park, where moments after arriving, the gunfire began.

Thanks to their heroic actions, their children were protected and were able to return home that evening,” the website reads.