Hello, Grand Rapids: Trying to understand the unspeakable

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – I wish there was something incredibly joyful that dominated the news this week that I could share as we head into the weekend.

But the news that has stayed with me and others this week is our coverage of a family – two adults and six children, ages 5 to 15 – being found dead in a Grand Haven Township home on a quiet street.

John Agar reported Tuesday on the “unspeakable tragedy” about how the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office was working to find out why Kristopher Karolkiewicz would kill his family and himself. The first calls to the police came the morning of July 24, and later firefighters were called to address a fire and found them all shot…

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