Michigan murder-suicide: Police say man killed wife, 6-year-old daughter; IDs released

PORTAGE, Mich. — A Michigan man fatally shot his wife and their young daughter before killing himself in a murder-suicide, authorities said. Accord...

September 1, 2022
2:36 PM

PORTAGE, Mich. — A Michigan man fatally shot his wife and their young daughter before killing himself in a murder-suicide, authorities said. According to WOOD-TV and WXMI-TV, Portage police on Wednesday identified the suspected gunman as Henry Bates, 39, of Portage, and the victims as his wife, Brianna Bates, 31, and their daughter, Zenzia Bates, 6. VICTIMS IDENTIFIED: Police say Brianna Bates and her 6-year-old daughter Zenzia, who family tells us goes by Boo, were killed in an apparent murder-suicide in Portage.

Michelle Ewing