DELTA TWP. — The Eaton County Sheriff's Department said they are now investigating the deaths of two children and their father in Delta Township as a murder.
Early reports from the sheriff's office indicated the April 13 deaths of 47-year-old Joseph Lechleitner, 5-year-old Vivian Zwick and 3-year-old Anson Zwick were the result of a murder-suicide.
The sheriff's office said Tuesday the deaths are now being investigated as a murder, according to a press release.
Police were called to a home on Old River Trail in Delta Township at about 11 p.m. April 13 for a report of a shooting, according to the sheriff's office. They found Vivian and Lechleitner dead in the home and Anson in critical condition. Anson died the next day from injuries sustained in the shooting.