SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Police are investigating after a man and a woman were found dead late Tuesday from apparent gunshot wounds in Southfield.
They were found at the Evergreen Meadows Apartment complex on Evergreen Road just south of I-696.
Police say they were called to the area for a welfare check around 11:50 p.m. Tuesday. The woman was found dead behind the wheel of a vehicle. The man was found dead next to the vehicle.
The man was identified as 53-year-old Avery Brye and the woman as 46-year-old Dana Brye. Police said the couple was recently divorced and that it appears the deaths are part of a murder-suicide
“This was another sad, sad case of a domestic situation that culminated in extreme violence,” said Police Chief Eric Hawkins.
Dana Brye was an agent with the Michigan Department of Corrections. Department Director Heidi Washington released this statement:
"We were shocked and heartbroken at the passing of Agent Dana Brye. Her commitment to ensuring the safety of the state’s residents was clear in her 20-year career with the Michigan Department of Corrections, where she also previously served as a corrections officer and embedded agent. Our thoughts go out to her friends, family and colleagues at this difficult time."
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