Pair Found Shot In Crashed Pickup Truck

"WARREN, MI — Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide today involving a man and woman whose pickup truck struck a tree near Nine Mile and Mound, officials said.

"Authorities received a report between 11:30 a.m. and noon of a vehicle accident in the 22300 block of Panama Avenue, said Sgt. Heidi Metz of the Warren Police Department.

"`Officers got there and found two parties inside the vehicle and both of them were deceased,` she said. `It appears the male driver shot and killed his female passenger and then shot himself.`

"Investigators have determined the identities of the occupants of the vehicle but did not immediately release their names because they are still trying to contact their families, she said."

From The Detroit News...

UPDATE:

04/18/2011 — Shooter killed 21 year-old son before crash...
04/19/2011 — Collateral damage...