DETROIT – Three men were found dead in a Detroit home Wednesday evening in what police said was a brutal attack.
The men were found dead in the basement of a home on Edsel Street on Feb. 18.
Police initially responded to the area for a missing person report at around 1 p.m. when they were approached by a person who said they had been assaulted at a home.
When officers entered the home on Edsel Street, they found the three men who appeared to have been brutally attacked, according to Rebecca McKay, commander of the Detroit Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit.
As the investigation continued throughout the night, a blue SUV was towed from the area.
McKay said it was too early to say if the homicides were connected to the missing person case officers were originally investigating, saying the person had been reported missing from a nearby address.
McKay said police are still working to identify all three men.
Neighbors shocked
Neighbors were shocked to learn the home was the scene of a triple homicide.
Thomas Barnes, who lives nearby, said he hadn’t heard anything unusual around the time of the assaults.
“It just leaves you kind of like, what do you do, what do you say? I’ve been living here for I don’t know how long, and there’s been incidents here and there, but you don’t think it’s going to happen in your neighborhood, but here it is,” Barnes said.
Investigation continues
Police are asking anyone with information to come forward.
“We would appreciate it if they saw anything, if they have any information that they can get to us, we would appreciate them giving a call to Crime Stoppers or calling the homicide section with the Detroit Police Department so that we can follow up on any information that they might have for us,” McKay said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-2200.