Overview
- Officers checking a missing-person report on Edsel Street entered the home after a man said he had been attacked with a hammer there the day before.
- The victims were identified as Mark Barnett, 65; Norman Hamlin, 66; and William Barrett, 72, with Hamlin the primary resident of the home.
- Police say all three suffered blunt-force trauma and at least two had stab wounds; the bodies were found in the basement, some covered in dirty clothing and one wrapped in a carpet.
- Authorities report a suspect is in custody in connection with the case, as investigators work to determine any relationship to the victims and a possible motive.
- Michigan State Police assisted at the scene, autopsies are pending at the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office, and officials urge tips to Detroit Police or Crime Stoppers.