LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) 鈥� A 25-year-old man killed four people at a house in suburban Detroit, including his parents and brother, and quickly surrendered when police arrived, authorities said Wednesday.
鈥淲e don’t know why this happened,鈥� though the suspect had a 鈥渃ontentious relationship鈥� with his parents, said Livonia police Chief Tom Goralski.
鈥淲hether that had anything to do with what occurred, we don’t know yet,鈥� he said.
Officers who were dispatched to a house Tuesday afternoon found the parents, Sterling Pierce, 58, and Holly Kimball, 53, in the backyard with gunshot wounds, Goralski said.
Tanner Pierce, 22, and Tanner’s 21-year-old girlfriend were discovered shot in a bedroom, he said.
When police arrived, the suspect emerged from the house 鈥渨ith his hands above his head and his fingers interlocked. … The subject responded and indicated that he had shot his family,鈥� Goralski said.
The chief said police had no record of responding to any trouble calls at the home.
鈥淭his is a tragic event for our city,鈥� Goralski said.
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