Monday, August 30, 2010

Westland, MI: Cops: 1 dead, 1 injured in apparent murder-suicide attempt

BY ELISHA ANDERSON
Westland police are investigating what appears to be an attempted murder-suicide that left one man dead and his wife injured, Lt. Mike Matich said this morning.



Police were called to the 29000 block of Manchester Street, near Middlebelt Road and Ann Arbor Trial, around 1:30 this morning and found two people, a husband and wife, shot in the basement of the townhome, he said.

The wife was taken to the hospital and the husband died at the scene with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. Police said they don't know what condition the woman is in this morning.

Two adult sons that were at the house at the time have been interviewed by police, he said. One of them called 911 to report the shootings.

Police are not releasing the names at this time.

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