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

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 a $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.

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