The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. July 8, 2011 Gunman Kills 7 in Michigan Before Taking Own Life -------------------------------------------------- Seven people were killed in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Thursday in a shooting spree targeting two homes. The alleged gunman, Rodrick Shonte Dantzler, later took his own life following a car chase and standoff with police. .