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Detroit police look for person of interest in triple homicide

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February 20, 2026

MM Team

Police are looking for an individual of curiosity after three males have been discovered overwhelmed to demise, stabbed and lined in previous, soiled clothes and carpeting within the basement of a southwest Detroit residence, First Assistant Chief Charles Fitzgerald stated in an replace at Public Security Headquarters on Thursday, Feb. 19.

“It was most likely one of many worst scenes I’ve seen in a very long time,” stated Fitzgerald, describing the tragedy as “brutal.”

“The second you opened the door you may see blood, you may see a grotesque scene.”

Police had responded to a lacking individuals report Feb. 18 at a house within the 3100 block of Edsel when a person approached officers and reported that he had been hit behind the pinnacle twice with a hammer the day earlier than at that residence, Fitzgerald stated.

Finally, police found the three our bodies within the basement, which have now been recognized: a 73-year-old, the person who was reported lacking, a 66-year-old who lived in the home, and a 65-year-old. Fitzgerald stated police imagine the lads have been killed someday on Feb. 17 and died from blunt pressure trauma.

Police haven’t got a motive but, Fitzgerald stated, however they’ve positioned an individual of curiosity who they’re on the lookout for. When reporters requested him a few attainable motive, Fitzgerald replied:

“What we do know is that the gentleman who lived at that location was free to open his residence to many individuals – so they arrive and go. Sadly, there was some hypothesis, which I will not go into an excessive amount of, that medication might have been used on the location. However we can’t affirm this at the moment.”

“It is fully attainable, however I’d speculate at greatest,” he continued.

Andrea Sahouri covers prison justice for the Detroit Free Press. Contact her at asahouri@freepress.com.