SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation special agents are continuing to investigate the murder of seven people in Sumner County on Saturday.

Michael Cummins, 25, is currently in police custody following a manhunt Saturday night.

According to the TBI, a family member called 911 Saturday evening to a home on Charles Brown Road in Westmoreland, Tennessee. When they arrived, police found the bodies of four people. A fifth, injured victim was also at the home, and transported to the hospital. As of early Sunday afternoon, the injured victim was still recovering at the hospital.

When they arrived, police found multiple bodies in the home including a 12-year-old child. One victim survived and is recovering at a local hospital. One of the bodies has not yet been identified according to the district attorney.

Shortly after on Saturday, police learned of a second home on Luby Brown Road where another person was found dead. The district attorney said a woman's vehicle was taken and she was killed.

A family friend identified three of the deceased victims as relatives of Cummins: David and Clara Cummins, the mother and father of the suspect, as well as Charlie Hosale, Cummins' uncle. All three were killed in the home on Charles Brown Road. The family friend shared these photos with WTVF.

A GoFundMe has been set up for funeral expenses for David and Clara Cummins. You can find that here.

Police identified Cummins Saturday night as a suspect, leading to a search throughout the wooded area nearby. TBI found Cummins from aircraft in a creek bed about a mile from the home on Charles Brown Road. More than a dozen officers from the county's joint SWAT team went to that location, and at least one officer shot and hit Cummins. No officers were injured in the arrest effort.

Cummins was transported to a local hospital.

The shooting of Cummins remains under investigation, according to the TBI.

Motive has not been released.

The TBI is working to notify next of kin, and haven't released the victim's names at this time.

</s>SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. -- Five people were found dead in two homes Saturday evening in Sumner County, Tennessee, in what investigators are calling "related homicides."

A suspect, Michael Cummins, is in custody after being shot by police, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a release.

The bodies of four people and one injured person were found by authorities after a 911 call to a house about an hour northeast of Nashville, near the Kentucky state line. A fifth person was found slain in another home not far away, the TBI said.

Authorities did not say how they were killed or how the victims were related to each other.

Cummins, 25, was identified as a suspect and was found by a search plane in a creek bed about a mile from the first home.

More than a dozen officers from Sumner County's joint SWAT team found Cummins in the creek, the TBI said.

"The situation escalated, for reasons under investigation, and resulted in at least one officer firing his service weapon, striking Cummins," the TBI said. His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening, and no officers were hurt.

Authorities were still trying to identify the victims and notify family members Saturday night.

The suspect's motive and relationship to the victims is still under investigation, the TBI said.</s>The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said five people were killed in two homes Saturday in Sumner County, and a "person of interest" in the homicides was taken into custody after a search operation. Here's what we know so far:

The TBI named Michael Cummins, 25, as a "person of interest" in the slayings, and police conducted a search for him in the area around the crime scene for several hours Saturday. Cummins was described as 5-foot-7, 180 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. Shortly after 10 p.m., the TBI announced Cummins had been taken into custody.

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According to TBI spokesman Josh DeVine, Cummins was shot at least once by a police officer, roughly 1 mile from crime scene. He was then taken to a hospital.

As many as 100-150 law enforcement personnel were involved in the search for Cummins on Saturday night, according to TBI spokesman Josh DeVine. Authorities thought Cummins might have been hiding in the woods close to the crime scenes.

Who were the victims?

At a press conference Saturday night, police said they could not release any information about the victims, but four people were found dead in one home on Charles Brown Road and one other at a home on Luby Brown Road, which are close by each other in rural northeastern Sumner County. The TBI said there was reason to believe the two scenes were related.

This is a developing story; check back for updates.

► The Tennessean is the leading source of digital news in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. If you want comprehensive local reporting by local journalists, get full access with a digital subscription.</s>TENNESSEE - Police in Sumner County, Tennessee, have taken a suspect into custody after six people were found killed in two separate homes on Saturday night, ABC News reports.

Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) reported to a home on Charles Brown Road where four people were found dead while a fifth victim was found in another residence on Luvy Daniels Road.

Police later said a sixth body was later also found at the Charles Brown Road location.

The victims have not been identified.

Police said hours after a manhunt was launched that 25-year-old Michael Cummins had been taken into custody. He has yet to be charged with a crime, authorities said.

"He was found in a remote area very close to the scene where these events occurred," Josh Devine, communications director for TBI, said Saturday night.

Devine said a search plane flying over the region spotted an individual in a wooded area and sent officers to the location. Cummins was hiding in a creek bed and drew his weapon as the officers approached. Police opened fire and struck Cummins at least once. He has been transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.

Earlier in the night they had warned he may be armed.

"He may be in the woods in the area near the scene and may be armed. If you spot him, call 911 immediately," according to TBI's Twitter account.

At this point officials do not know the relationship between Cummins and the victims, but the investigation is still ongoing, DeVine said at a press conference on Saturday.

Cummins is 5-foot-7, 180 pounds with blue eyes, police said. Up to 150 law enforcement agents were searching the rural area.

This story was written by Christina Carrega for ABC News.</s>(Reuters) - A suspect in the killings of seven people in rural Tennessee was shot and captured by police after an hours-long manhunt triggered by the discovery of the bodies in two separate homes, authorities said on Sunday.

Dozens of people gathered to commemorate the victims on Sunday evening at a Methodist church in Westmoreland, a town in the area where the shootings occurred, according to Nashville television station FOX 17.

At least two victims attended the church, which had a sign for the vigil that read: “We are mourning with you.”

The suspect, Michael Cummins, 25, was in custody after suffering non-life threatening injuries during his arrest on Saturday night, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.

The search for the suspect began on Saturday evening after an emergency call led police to four bodies in a home in Sumner County, about 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Nashville along the Kentucky border. A fifth body was found in a nearby home, and authorities acquired information that suggested Cummins was the prime suspect in both cases, the bureau said.

Investigators found two more bodies at the first crime scene on Sunday, the bureau said.

“This brings the total to seven deaths and one critical injury,” the statement said. “Efforts to identify the victims remain ongoing at this time.”

A young girl was among those killed, Sumner County District Attorney Ray Whitley told the Nashville Tennessean.

Cummins was found after authorities, using aircraft, spotted someone in a creek bed around a mile from the first crime scene. At least one officer fired at Cummins, wounding him. No officers were hurt.

It was not immediately clear what relationship, if any, Cummins had to the victims.</s>Tennessee investigators: Suspect in custody after five bodies found in two homes

WESTMORELAND, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee investigators: Suspect in custody after five bodies found in two homes.</s>
• A 25-year-old man was arrested after five dead bodies were found in two Tennessee homes.
• Michael Cummins was taken into custody after he was shot in woods not far from one of the crime scenes.
• He reportedly brandished multiple weapons in a confrontation with police.
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WESTMORELAND, Tenn. (AP) – An officer in rural Tennessee shot the suspect in the investigation into the discovery of five bodies in two homes, capping an hours-long manhunt Saturday that ended with his capture.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesman Josh DeVine said Michael Cummins, 25, was taken into custody that night about a mile (1.6 kilometers) away from one of the Sumner County crime scenes.

Cummins was shot after he emerged from the woods, produced multiple weapons and the situation escalated, DeVine said. Cummins is being treated at a local hospital, DeVine said.

None of the responding officers were injured.

TBI’s airplane was able to help authorities spot Cummins on the ground in a creek bed, DeVine said.

A number of law enforcement agencies had been searching for Cummins, saying he could be armed and dangerous.

“The community should hopefully be able to rest a little bit easier tonight, knowing that (Cummins) is in custody tonight,” DeVine said.

Four of the bodies were found in one home, while the fifth victim was found in another home. DeVine said it’s possible that there is a sixth victim hospitalized. The TBI believes the two scenes are related.

Authorities have not released any details about the victims. They also have not said what kind of weapon was used.

Sumner County is northeast of Nashville and borders Kentucky. The slayings were near the town of Westmoreland.
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• An ‘open letter’ possibly connected to the California synagogue shooting suspect was an anti-Semitic screed</s>A suspect believed to be connected to the deaths of five people in two Tennessee homes was shot and taken into custody Saturday.

Michael Cummins, 25, was identified as a suspect and found in a creek bed about a mile away from one of the crime scenes, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.

More than 12 officials from Sumner County’s SWAT team were at the creek.

“The situation escalated, for reasons under investigation, and resulted in at least one officer firing his service weapon, striking Cummins,” the statement said.

“Medics transported him to a local hospital for treatment with injuries that were not immediately believed to be life-threatening.”

No officers were injured in the arrest efforts, according to the statement.

TBI officials started investigating the deaths Saturday evening after a family member found four dead bodies and an injured victim.

Officials found another deceased body at a nearby home, the statement said.

The injured person was taken to a hospital, though the injuries remain unclear.

Cummins’ relationships with the victims and his alleged motives remain under investigation, TBI said in the statement.

Sumner County borders Kentucky and is northeast of Nashville.

A version of this article appeared on The Daily Caller News Foundation website.

We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Read our editorial standards.</s>(Reuters) - A suspect in the murders of five people in rural Tennessee was shot and captured by police on Saturday, ending an hours-long manhunt triggered by the discovery of the bodies in two separate homes.

Michael Cummins, 25, was in custody after suffering non-life-threatening injuries, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.

The search began on Saturday evening after an emergency call led police to four bodies in a home in Sumner County, about 25 miles northeast of Nashville along the Kentucky border. Another body was found in a nearby home, and authorities acquired information that suggested Cummins as the prime suspect in both cases, the bureau said.

Using aircraft, authorities spotted someone in a creek bed around a mile from the first scene. One officer fired at Cummins, wounding him. No officers were injured.

It was not immediately clear what relationship, if any, Cummins had to the victims.</s>The Latest on five bodies found in rural homes in Tennessee (all times local):

Authorities say a suspect is in custody in the investigation into five bodies found in two rural Tennessee homes.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation tweeted Saturday night that 25-year-old Michael Cummins was in custody. A number of law enforcement agencies were searching for Cummins, saying he could be armed and dangerous.

Four of the bodies were found in one home, while the fifth victim was found in another home. The TBI believes the two scenes are related.

Authorities have not released any details about the victims.

Sumner County is northeast of Nashville and borders Kentucky. The scenes are near the town of Westmoreland.

Authorities say they have found five bodies in two rural Tennessee homes and are searching for a possibly armed suspect.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation tweeted Saturday night that investigators are looking for Michael Cummins in connection with the slayings in Sumner County.

Four of the bodies were found in one home, while the fifth victim was found in another home. The TBI believes the two scenes are related.

Investigators say Cummins may be in the woods nearby. Authorities have not released any details about the victims.

Sumner County is northeast of Nashville and borders Kentucky. The scenes are near the town of Westmoreland.

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Seven people are found dead in Sumner County, Tennessee. The suspect, Michael Cummins, is in police custody.