US EditionPolice looking for missing person find 3 men dead in Detroit house
Detroit police found three men aged 65 to 72 bludgeoned and stabbed in a Southwest Detroit home; a suspect with dreadlocks is being sought, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, Detroit police found three bodies inside a southwest Detroit home while responding to a missing persons report.
- Responding to a 911 call shortly before 1 p.m., officers were approached by an individual claiming assault inside a nearby home, McKay said, leading them to the house.
- Assistant Police Chief Charles Fitzgerald said the three victims were bludgeoned and stabbed, and the house interior was brutal with one person covered by a carpet.
- A heavy police presence remained on the block as detectives said the case is being investigated as a triple homicide; no suspects or bodies have been identified and the public is asked to provide tips.
- Detroit detectives say it is unknown if the deaths are linked to the missing persons report, and they do not yet know how long the bodies were in the house.
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'Horrific scene': Three elderly men found bludgeoned to death and wrapped up in Detroit basement
Michigan police said one person has been arrested in connection with the gruesome discovery of the remains of three elderly men in the basement of a Detroit home.Police were called to the home on Edsel St. Wednesday at about 1 p.m. on a report of a missing person, when they were approached by a man who said he had been attacked at a nearby home.'They were left in a basement area covered in old, dirty clothing, and one person was covered in a car…
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Police looking for missing person find 3 men dead in Detroit house
Police looking for a missing person found the bodies of three men in a Detroit house. The victims, ages 65, 66 and 72, were bludgeoned and stabbed late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
3 men found dead in brutal attack in Southwest Detroit home -- What we know
Detroit police spent hours collecting evidence at a home on Edsel Street on Wednesday evening after officers discovered three men dead inside while responding to a missing person report.
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