Sheriff: Grand Haven man killed wife, 6 children in murder-suicide
Entire family found dead in Grand Haven, multiple shot
Authorities in Michigan are investigating possible foul play after eight people, including six children, were found dead inside a burning home Friday with some of the victims suffering gunshot wounds.
FOX 2 - Investigators have ruled a murder-suicide in the case of eight family members found dead inside a burning Grand Haven home.
The backstory:
Kristopher Karolkiewicz, the family's father, murdered his wife and six children before setting the home ablaze and killing himself, said the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office.
Kristopher Karolkiewicz, age 47, and his wife, Amanda Karolkiewicz, age 39, were both of Grand Haven.
The six murdered children were boys ages 15, 12, 11, and 5 years old and girls both aged 11. Four of the children were biological and two were adopted.
The preliminary indications are that the fire was intentionally set in numerous places throughout the interior of the residence, the sheriff's office said.
The family pets also died due to the fire/smoke, according to investigators.
The cause and origin of the residential fire remains under investigation by Michigan State Police arson investigators.
This incident remains under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriff's Office or Silent Observer at 1-877-88-SILENT (745368) or mosotips.com.
The Source: Information for this report is from the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office.