Bodies found inside home during welfare check in Dearborn Heights

A 60-year-old man and woman died from gunshot wounds

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. – A welfare check by police led to two bodies being discovered inside a Dearborn Heights home.

Police got to a home on Williams Street near Dartmouth Street around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday (April 9) afternoon.

Officials said they found a 60-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman both dead from gunshot wounds.

Investigators think the incident was isolated, and there was no threat to the public.


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