An 80-year-old Michigan resident who was posting a Trump sign in his yard was run over by a suspect driving an ATV and is in critical condition.
The City of Hancock Police Department on Sunday responded to three violent incidents that appeared to be politically motivated, targeting both Trump and law enforcement supporters.
“Around 4:45 p.m., we had reports of vandalism to two vehicles where the tire valves were broken off and another one, they had smashed all the windows out and tried to do the same [act]…with the vehicle tires,” Hancock Police Chief Tami Sleeman said.
The hit-and-run occurred an hour later, when an 80-year-old resident was placing Trump signs in his yard.
According to Sleeman, the ATV driver had pulled out the signs, and when the resident tried to put them back, the driver came back into the yard and ran the resident over.
The resident has been hospitalized at the UP Health System – Portage in critical condition with serious injuries, including a brain bleed.
“We’re not sure what could happen. Could he die from these injuries? Possible,” Sleeman said. “If there’s anybody out there that has any information on the person driving this four-wheeler, please call the Hancock Police Department.”
Police have since identified the suspect, who is reportedly thin with possible dreadlocks or long hair.
The incident comes over a week after Trump was almost killed by a would-be assassin at a rally in Pennsylvania and just two days after Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race.
It appears the unhinged presumably leftist individual lashed out in the face of an inevitable Trump victory as Biden dropped out of the race on Sunday.
Update: the Hancock City Police announced the suspect sought in the case has killed himself.
The Hancock City Police Department had received a message from an individual at that address who had stated that they want to ‘confess a crime involving an ATV driver within the last 24 hours”, and further to ‘send someone to pick me up.’
Officers and Deputies arrived on scene and discovered a 22-year-old male suspect on scene. The male individual was found deceased with a single self-inflicted gunshot wound.
