HARPER WOODS, Mich. – A Harper Woods man died by suicide after stabbing his partner in an early morning domestic incident.
The incident occurred on Friday (Jan. 9) before 2 a.m., when Harper Woods police responded to the area of Hunt Club Drive near Duprey Avenue regarding two men down in the street.
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Upon their arrival, Harper Woods police said they located the two men unresponsive.
Police said one man, a 47-year-old Harper Woods resident, was dead.
The second man, a 34-year-old Detroit resident, had signs of life and was transported to a local hospital, where he was listed in critical condition after sustaining at least one stab wound in the neck.
Police said the 47-year-old man sustained what appeared to be a single self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head.
Through investigation, it was determined that the subjects were in a dating relationship and returned to Harper Woods from a birthday celebration.
From the evidence collected and eye-witness statements, detectives believe the subjects were engaged in an altercation, the 47-year-old stabbed the 34-year-old, then turned his firearm on himself, taking his own life.