LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Officers have arraigned Roger Schweda, 40, on murder and felony gun fees in connection to the demise of two in Leoni Township.
Leoni Twp. Police report that officers had been dispatched to a residence within the 6900 block of Welch Lake Rd. Saturday shortly earlier than 2 p.m. on December 7, 2024, on a welfare test. On arrival, officers discovered a lifeless particular person within the driveway.
A search of the property led officers to a second lifeless particular person on the property, officers introduced in a information launch.
Officers say the 2 victims are a 57-year-old male and a 70-year-old feminine.
In the course of the investigation, officers decided the second sufferer’s car was lacking from the scene. Shortly after placing out data on the lacking car, a license plate reader positioned the automobile within the village of Brooklyn and touring into Columbia Township.
Columbia Township police positioned the car and tried to conduct a site visitors cease. Nevertheless, the driving force, recognized as Schweda, fled from the cease. He stopped shortly after the chase started and was taken into custody.
