Deputies: Deaths of couple were murder-suicide

GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The deaths of an elderly couple found shot in their Grand Haven-area home are believed to be a murder-suicide, deputies say.

Dispatch received a 911 call around 9 a.m. Saturday where a gunshot was heard in the background. Deputies with the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office arrived at a home on 178th Avenue near Comstock Street to find an 80-year-old man and 80-year-old woman shot dead.

Deputies: 2 found dead in Grand Haven Twp home

Detectives believe the deaths were a murder-suicide but are still investigating. The names of the couple were not released by the sheriff’s office.

Anyone with information should contact the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office at 616.738.4003 or Silent Observer at 1.877.88.SILENT (745368) or mosotips.com .

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