A Tennessee man, 25, arrested for killing seven people including his parents and a child, 12, also 'killed a woman after attempting to steal her car' during a violent rampage

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A Tennessee man, 25, arrested for killing seven people including his parents and a child, 12, also 'killed a woman after attempting to steal her car' during a violent rampage

• A man arrested for allegedly murdering several relatives may have killed a woman after stealing her car during a violent rampage on Saturday
• Michael Cummins, 25, was taken into custody on Saturday after the bodies of five people were discovered in two homes in the town of Westmoreland 
• The victims include Cummins' parents David and Clara, his uncle Charlie Hosale and a 12-year-old child   
• Officials said the body of a female was discovered in the locality after she was the victim of a carjacking on Saturday night
• They confirmed another body was found at one of the crime scenes on Sunday 
• His grandmother was the sole survivor of the shooting spree and remains in hospital 
• Cummins was arrested after he was found hiding in woods on Saturday night and was shot at by an officer because he had several weapons in his possession 
• He has a lengthy criminal background in Sumner County including arrests for robbery, domestic assault and theft 

A man arrested for allegedly murdering several family members, including his parents, may have killed a seventh person after stealing her car during a violent rampage on Saturday.   

Michael Cummins, 25, was taken into custody on Saturday night after the bodies of five people were discovered in two homes in the town of Westmoreland, northeast of Nashville on Saturday afternoon.  

Local media identified three of the victims as Cummins' parents, David and Clara, and his uncle Charlie Hosale.

A 12-year-old child was also killed, according to News Channel 5. Cummins was armed at the time of his arrest and it is understood his victims were shot dead. 

 

Michael Cummins, 25, (pictured), has been arrested in connection with several murders, including those of his parents, after going on a violent rampage on Saturday 

 

Local media reported that the victims include Clara and David Cummins, (pictured), his uncle and a 12-year-old child. The other victims have not yet been named 

Officers responded to a 911 call from a family member which led to the original discovery of four bodies and an injured person at the first home at Charles Brown Road between Portland and Westmoreland.

A short time later, a fifth body was found at another house on Luby Brown Road.    

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed on Sunday that two more bodies were found, which they say are connected to the homicide investigation.

They believe a female victim was carjacked on Saturday night and was targeted in a random attack. They claim she was not related to the other people who were killed. 

Forensic scientists discovered another body at the house on Charles Brown Road, bring the total death toll to seven. 

In a Twitter update, TBI said on Sunday afternoon: 'Our Forensic Scientists, processing the scene on Charles Brown Road, have found a sixth body in the home. This brings the total to seven deaths and one critical injury.  'Efforts to identify the victims remain ongoing at this time.' 

During the brutal slaying, it is understood Cummins' grandmother was badly beaten and she is the sole survivor of the attack.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Special Agents are continuing to discover a possible motive for the horrific crime. 

 

Cummins allegedly killed his uncle Charlie Hosale, (pictured), and police are continuing to investigate a possible motive for the brutal murders

Cummins was arrested on Saturday night after being shot about a mile away from one of the Sumner County crime scenes, TBI spokesman Josh DeVine said.  

DeVine said he produced weapons when officers tracked him down, which resulted in him being shot at least once and taken to hospital.  

Authorities have not yet said what kind of weapon was used and DeVine said Sunday he had no additional information. 

They captured Cummins after a manhunt lasting several hours after officers identified him as a suspect at an early stage. 

Cummins allegedly killed seven people including his parents during Saturday's violent rampage. Police said a woman, who was the victim of a carjacking, was murdered and is not related to Cummins' other victims 

Neighbors told local news outlets that Cummins, (pictured), was well-known in the area and they expected something like this to happen.

The TBI used a helicopter and eventually found him cowering in a muddy creek about a mile from where one of the shootings occurred. DeVine said at least one officer fired at Cummins after he emerged from the woods. 

He is believed to have produced multiple weapons and the situation escalated. He was then taken to a hospital for treatment for what are believed to be injuries that are not life threatening, DeVine said. Neighbors expressed their shock and sadness as news of the killings began to filter through the town. 

 

Law enforcement officials work at a command center set up at North Sumner Elementary School, in Bethpage before they apprehended Michael Cummins.

 

Authorities in rural Tennessee captured Cummins during a manhunt that was prompted by the discovery of several bodies in two homes.

Bill Heyes told News Channel 5: 'I'm not as shocked as I should be, I've been waiting for this guy to get caught for a while.

'He's done a bunch of trouble, we kind of all saw it coming, not this, but we saw something coming.' 

Meanwhile a family member set up a GoFundMe account to help pay funeral expenses for David and Clara Cummins and shared pictures of the some of the victims.  

'He may be in the woods in the area near the scene and may be armed. If you spot him, call 911 immediately,' the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation tweeted. Cummins was caught soon after

None of the officers who responded to Saturday's shooting were injured. TBI's airplane was able to help authorities spot Cummins on the ground in a creek bed, DeVine said.

A number of law enforcement agencies had been searching for Cummins, saying he could be armed and dangerous.

'The community should hopefully be able to rest a little bit easier tonight, knowing that (Cummins) is in custody tonight,'  DeVine said.

A tactical SWAT team of a dozen officers was sent into the woods to capture the suspect.

The five killings appeared to have occurred late afternoon on Saturday in two locations.

More than a dozen law enforcement officers from the county’s joint SWAT Team went to the creek and arrested him.

TBI agents and forensics are continuing to work to piece together relevant evidence into the six murders that took place and are interviewing family members and neighbors who knew Cummins.  

WROC-TV reported that he has a lengthy criminal background in Sumner County with signs of escalating violence.

He was first arrested in December 2012 for violation of an order of protection and simple possession of drugs. He was released about a month later on time served.

In August 2013, he was arrested again for domestic assault and sentenced to 150 days in jail.

Police announced that they had caught Michael Cummins, 25, by 11 o'clock on Saturday night.

Sumner County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating after multiple people were killed in a home in Sumner County, a rural suburb, northeast of Nashville.

A few years later, in 2017, Cummins was arrested in Sumner County three more times. In February 2017, he was charged with theft under $1,000 and evading arrest. Police records indicate he posted bond. Later in June, he served nearly two months in jail for robbery, domestic assault and violation of probation for the theft charge.

Three months later, in September 2017, Cummins was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, aggravated arson (charge reduced to attempted aggravated arson), escape (reduced to resisting arrest), and violation of probation for domestic assault, evading arrest and theft. He was sentenced to 180 days on each charge day-for-day.

 

According to U.S Mail Online

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