TROY, Mich. – A 23-year-old man murdered his twin brother and shot his father overnight at a Troy home before killing the family dog and himself inside a car that crashed into a tree, authorities said.
Troy police said they received a call at 12:23 a.m. Monday (Dec. 27) from a home on Lark Drive. The caller was a 62-year-old man who told officers he had been shot by his 23-year-old son, according to officials.
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Around the same time, authorities received a call from a resident about a crash scene on Parrot Drive near Edgemont Drive, they said.
When police arrived at the home on Lark Drive, they said they found a 23-year-old man who had been shot and killed in the basement, as well as a 62-year-old man who had been injured upstairs. A 64-year-old woman was also at the home, but she was not hurt, authorities said.
Medical officials took the 62-year-old man to a nearby hospital for treatment. He is in critical condition, but stable.
Police believe the 23-year-old twin brother of the man who was killed in the basement had shot his brother and his father before leaving the home. They said the man then crashed into a tree on Parrot Drive while inside a vehicle that was registered to the Lark Drive address, according to authorities.
Police said the 23-year-old driver and the family dog in the back seat had both been killed by gunshot wounds. They are investigating the case as a murder-suicide.
Officials said they found a handgun inside the car, and they believe it was used by the 23-year-old driver to shoot his twin brother, his father, the family dog and himself.
Authorities continue to investigate. Everyone involved is fully cooperating, they said.