Published February 23, 2016
The Latest on the shootings in the Kalamazoo, Michigan, area (all times local):
3:20 p.m.
The owner of a Kalamazoo gun shop says he sold guns to the man accused of killing six people but does not know if he sold the weapon used the night of the shooting rampage.
Jeff Cramer owns the On Target gun shop. He tells The Associated Press that 45-year-old Jason Dalton of Kalamazoo Township purchased long guns form the store, but he does not know if he ever sold him a handgun.
Authorities believe a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun was used in the killings.
Cramer says that he would feel "uncomfortable" if the gun came from his shop.
Law-enforcement officials have not disclosed where the gun was purchased.
Dalton is charged with six counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder in the random shooting spree.
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12:40 p.m.
A gun shop owner says the man charged in the Kalamazoo shootings came into his store hours before the rampage and bought a jacket with an inside pocket designed for a handgun.
Jonathan Southwick owns Southwick's gun store. He says Jason Dalton was recorded on surveillance video Saturday. He was "laughing and joking" and gave the manager a "one-armed hug" before making the purchase. Southwick says Dalton did not buy a weapon there.
The 45-year-old Dalton is charged with six counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder in the random shooting spree. Authorities say they believe a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun was used.
The gun shop is in Plainwell, about 20 miles north of Kalamazoo.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/the-latest-shop-owner-doesnt-know-if-he-sold-rampage-gun