COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Residents in Weinland Park have been anxiously awaiting answers from the Columbus Division of Police after the deaths of Spencer and Monique Tepe, who officials said were killed last week in their home.
One longtime resident of the neighborhood said that while the incident is tragic and the community is grieving, the incident should not define their neighborhood.
“I was mortified, I was deeply saddened, and I cried,” Weinland Park Community Civic Association President Tanya Long said. “The situation was horrible. It was around the holidays and the first thing I thought was, ‘Oh, those poor babies.’”
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She didn’t know the Tepes, but it touched her to see how much their neighbors cared for them and the Tepes’ two young children, who were found unharmed inside the home…