Grandparents fatally stabbed in Garden City double murder-suicide
Grandparents, man in 20s dead, officials say
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According to authorities, three people have died
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Police tracked the call to a home in the 32500 block of Rosslyn Street, just north of the intersection of Cherry Hill and Venoy roads. When officers arrived at the scene, it was too late. Authorities said they found the body of a man in his 20s, believed to be the caller, along with the body of 77-year-old Maria Ortega.
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GARDEN CITY, Mich. – Police are investigating what they believe is a murder-suicide in Garden City that left a 77-year-old grandmother dead.
It happened Wednesday at a home on Rosslyn Avenue, just north of the intersection of Cherry Hill and Venoy roads.
Police said they found the body of Maria Ortega, a grandmother of 10 and also a great-grandmother, inside the home.
“She was the most generous person we know of and she was always there when we needed her,” said Sandy Quintana. “She would never yell at you, she was just always happy to be with you. Family would make her day because her life is family.”
Police find 2 dead, 1 injured at Garden City home after apparent murder-suicide 911 call
Maria Ortega, 77, found dead on Rosslyn Avenue, police say
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Officials said they received a call at 10:52 a.m. Wednesday that led them to the home. The 911 call came from an unidentified man who told dispatch he was going to kill himself and that the location should be tracked, officials said.
The caller hung up and police tracked him to a home on Rosslyn Avenue. When they got inside, police found three people two dead and one injured.
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It’s believed the person who made the call was a relative in their 20s. That person was one of the two found dead in the home, according to authorities. Maria Ortega, 77, was the other person killed, police believe.
Family members say the murder-suicide was the result of domestic violence in the home. The suspect had reportedly threatened his wife’s life multiple times.