Man suspected of fatally shooting mother in Wyandotte dies by suicide in Toledo, officials say
A 41-year-old man who was suspected of shooting and killing his 67-year-old mother in Wyandotte, Michigan, died by suicide, according to the Lucas County Coroner's Office.
The Wyandotte Police Department says dispatch received a call from the victim at about 6:20 p.m. on Sept. 5 about a domestic dispute involving her son in the 800 block of Sixth Street. Officers responded to the home, but no one answered the door and the home was quiet.
Police said authorities received another call at about 3:15 a.m. on Sept. 6, prompting officers to return to the home, where they entered and found the female victim with multiple gunshot wounds.
Police said they found the woman's car missing and identified her son as the primary suspect. Investigators checked Wyandotte's Flock license plate reader system and found it had traveled west on Goddard Road, away from the house, minutes after the first 911 call.
Police said the man's phone appeared to be powered off, but the cameras kept picking up the car. It turned up in Toledo, then, about 10 a.m. Sunday, appearing to head north back toward Michigan, police said.
A Toledo Police Department officer spotted the car just south of the state line and alerted Michigan authorities, who were waiting to arrest the driver once it crossed the state line. The driver saw the Toledo officer and pulled into a parking lot.
As the officer moved in, police said, the man shot himself. He died at the scene, according to police. Detectives have since matched the gun to shell casings found at the Wyandotte scene.
Hamilton said that in response to the initial 911 call, police "did not have legal grounds to force entry into the home. Our dispatch center attempted to contact the caller by phone multiple times to no avail."
Anyone with information is asked to call Wyandotte police at 734-324-4405.
If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or suicidal crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
For more information about mental health care resources and support, The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) HelpLine can be reached Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. ET, at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or email info@nami.org.
