Two people were found dead inside a home on Bluehill Street in Roseville, Michigan, early on Sunday morning, and a 31-year-old Roseville man was detained at the scene, the Roseville Police Department said. Police said they believe there is no ongoing threat to the public.
Source: Roseville Police Department news release, via State Wonderer
Police were called at around 5 a.m. on Sunday, November 15, to a report of a disorderly person in the 30000 block of Bluehill Street. Officers detained a 31-year-old man, noticed a shattered door at a nearby home, and found two people dead inside when they checked the residence.
The early-morning call
Officers responded at around 5 a.m. on Sunday, November 15, to a report of a disorderly person in the street in the 30000 block of Bluehill Street, on the north side of Roseville, according to the Roseville Police Department. The call was the first step in what became a fatal shooting investigation.
At the scene, officers detained a 31-year-old Roseville resident. Police have not released his name, and they have not publicly described any relationship between the detained man and the two people who were found dead.
A shattered door, and a grim discovery
While dealing with the detained man, officers noticed a shattered door at a nearby home. When they checked the residence, they found two deceased people inside, police said. Police have described the case as a fatal shooting, but they have not released details about how the two people died beyond that description.
Detained man is in custody and in hospital
The detained man remains in police custody and is being treated at a local hospital, police said. The department has not said why he needs hospital treatment, and no charges had been announced in the police information released on Sunday. Anyone detained in a case like this is presumed innocent unless and until charges are filed and proven in court.
No ongoing threat, police say
In its news release, the Roseville Police Department said there is no ongoing threat to the public related to the shooting. That assurance matters for families in this residential part of the city, including the Punjabi and other immigrant families who live across the Metro Detroit suburbs. At the same time, police asked people to avoid the Bluehill Street area while officers continue their work at the scene.
Source: Roseville Police Department news release, via Particle News
What police have not released
The identities of the two people found dead have not been released, and no further details about a possible motive have been made public. Police have also not said what, if anything, connected the report of a disorderly person in the street to the home with the shattered door. Those unanswered questions are now the centre of the investigation.
What happens next
The Roseville Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division is leading the investigation. The next steps reported on Sunday are determining the cause of death, confirming the identities of the two people who died, and deciding whether charges will be filed. Anyone with information is asked to call the Criminal Investigation Division tip line at 586-447-4507.