Eight found dead in Michigan home following fire, some with gunshot wounds
Deputies are investigating a house fire in Michigan as arson in the aftermath of a possible murder-suicide after eight were found dead, some of them having been shot. The eight deceased were found at a home in Grand Haven Township, 185 miles northwest of Detroit, before noon Friday, Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Jacob Sparks said at a news conference reported by The Associated Press.
- ▪Deputies are investigating a house fire in Michigan as arson in the aftermath of a possible murder-suicide after eight were found dead, some of them having been shot.
- ▪The eight deceased were found at a home in Grand Haven Township, 185 miles northwest of Detroit, before noon Friday, Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office Capt.
- ▪Jacob Sparks said at a news conference reported by The Associated Press.
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Deputies are investigating a house fire in Michigan as arson in the aftermath of a possible murder-suicide after eight were found dead, some of them having been shot. The eight deceased were found at a home in Grand Haven Township, 185 miles northwest of Detroit, before noon Friday, Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Jacob Sparks said at a news conference reported by The Associated Press. The fire started at around 8:30 a.m., according to local news site MLive. The dead family members, who have not been publicly identified, included six children between the ages of 5 and 15 and two adults who appeared to be in their 40s. Capt. Sparks said that “it appears to be a murder scene set on fire,” with no suspects in the incident, according to The New York Times.
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