NewsRegionDetroit

Actions

3 bodies found wrapped in towels & carpeting in basement of Detroit home, sources say

3 bodies found in basement of Detroit home
Posted
and last updated

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Detroit police are investigating after three bodies were found inside the basement of a home on Wednesday afternoon.

Police told 7 News Detroit that the three bodies were found at a home on Edsel Street, just off of Fort Street near Outer Drive. That's in the southern part of the city near Ecorse.

See the latest update in the video below

3 bodies found in basement of Detroit home

According to Detroit Police Major Crimes Cmdr. Rebecca McKay, officers were in the area talking to people about a missing person when a man ran up to them and said he had just been assaulted inside the home on Edsel.

The man also reportedly told officers there were dead people in the house.

Hear the latest update from police in the video below

Detroit police commander speaks after three bodies found inside Detroit home

Officers went inside the home and found blood everywhere and the bodies in the basement, wrapped in towels and carpeting, sources told 7 News Detroit.