On August 1, 2013, 30-year-old Eric Ramsey carried out a series of violent crimes that ended with his death in a confrontation with police. The woman escaped by jumping from the moving vehicle and reached a nearby house whose occupants called police.

Ramsey allegedly poured gasoline on that same house, which had four people inside, and set it on fire; one homeowner managed to extinguish the flames. A police pursuit followed for more than 70 miles. The chase ended when Ramsey, driving a sanitation truck, rammed a Michigan State Police cruiser. As a deputy approached, shots were fired and Ramsey was fatally wounded. Ramsey had posted on Facebook earlier that day, Well folkes im about to get shot. Peace. If anyone knew Ramsey, the student, or witnessed any part of this rampage, please share what was seen or heard.