Deputies Thought a Michigan Man Killed His 2 Kids in Murder-Suicide. Now, They Suspect He Was Actually a Victim. Alberto Luperon Site of the alleged triple murder. Deputies in Delta Township, Michigan flipped their stance on the deaths of a local father and his two children. Contrary to authorities’ original story from their preliminary investigation, investigators now suspect Joseph Lechleitner, 47, did not fatally shoot Anson Zwick, 3, and “Detectives do not believe this is a random act of violence,” the Eaton County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Tuesday. It is unclear what resulted in change of theory. The Eaton County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to a Law&Crime request for comment.