CLARE — Michigan State Police putting their forensics science division to the test, holding a mass casualty drill in Northern Michigan earlier Thursday.

Crime scene response teams from Grayling, Grand Rapids, and Lansing, as well as detectives from the special investigation section were at Camp Rotary in Clare for the exercise at the Rotary Club.

MSP said the point of the exercise is to practice communication and evidence collecting skills that were overlooked in the past.

Guy Nutter, with MSP said when they started holding mass casualty training exercises, they were focused on the initial response to an active shooter but now they have drills annually to test the crime scene response teams’ communication and evidence gathering skills.

“They always stopped after that initial threat is

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