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Maureen Feighan

Michigan man fires AR-15 rifle at New Year's Eve party, kills 2

DETROIT — A Michigan man will likely face felony charges after firing an AR-15 at a New Year's Eve party near a fireworks display, killing two.

The suspect, a 62-year-old Lawrence Township man whose name hasn't been released, is being held on $5 million bond in Van Buren County Jail and could be arraigned as early as Tuesday on two counts of reckless discharge of a firearm causing death.

According to Patrol Sgt. Greg Pentland with the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office, the incident happened in the 57000 block of 60th Avenue in Lawrence Township. Lawrence is southwest of Kalamazoo. Police were notified at 12:05 a.m. Sunday.

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