Warren police investigate murder-suicide at home that firefighters responded Friday morning
Warren police investigate two dead bodies with gunshot wounds during house fire
Warren police say a man shot his live-in girlfriend before setting his own home on fire then shooting himself. The officials who originally discovered the bodies of the couple in the kitchen of the home were firefighters that had responded to a house fire.
WARREN, Mich. - Warren police say a man shot his live-in girlfriend before setting his own home on fire then shooting himself.
The officials who originally discovered the bodies of the couple in the kitchen of the home were firefighters that had responded to a house fire.
Law enforcement soon suspected the incident had been the result of a murder-suicide.
According to Warren Police Commissioner Bill Dwyer, the man, 37, shot his girlfriend, 32 early Friday morning.
He then set a couple of fires in the basement and bedroom of the home.
The discovery was made around 5 a.m. An investigation into the scene was escalated after the bodies were found with gunshot wounds.
The home, located in the 31000 block of Fairfield, which is near 13 Mile and Schoenherr Road.
The observation of gunshot wounds has prompted police to consider multiple scenarios. Police also recovered a weapon.
It's unclear what spurred the deadly shooting. Neighbors say they never heard any arguing at the home.
The people were identified as Trish and Nick.
The home, located in the 31000 block of Fairfield, which is near 13 Mile and Schoenherr Road.
The home where the couple was found had fire damage to the front side including a burned-out window