LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A suspect accused of impersonating a DTE employee and murdering a 72-year-old Rochester Hills man was arrested in Shreveport, Louisiana on Saturday.
Detectives have been looking for two males accused of murdering Hussein Murray at his dwelling within the 3700 block of Newcastle Drive, situated in what the Oakland County Sheriff’s Division calls an “area of upscale homes.”
The 2 males allegedly posed as DTE employees to realize entry to Murray’s dwelling, claiming there was a gasoline leak the night of Thursday, Oct. 10. In line with Murray’s spouse, 72-years outdated, they have been turned away that night however have been permitted entrance to the house the next day.
Murray then accompanied the 2 males down into the basement to search for the leak. His spouse didn’t see him return upstairs and, on the time, believed him to have been kidnapped.
Deputies have been dispatched to the house shortly earlier than midday on Friday after Murray’s spouse referred to as 911. After they arrived on the scene, they discovered Murray’s spouse tied up along with her palms duct-taped. She was briefly hospitalized after the incident however has since been launched.
Whereas looking out the house, deputies discovered Murray’s physique within the basement of the house.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Division reviews {that a} suspect was taken into custody on Saturday, Oct. 12. in Shreveport, Louisiana. The division is not going to launch extra particulars on the arrest as they’re nonetheless actively trying to apprehend a second suspect.
The investigation is ongoing.
