I-96 murder-suicide suspect was under investigation

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The man who authorities say shot his wife and stepdaughter along I-96 had been under investigation for his relationship with an underage female.

It’s a revelation that provides some context about what was happening in the life of the man who seemed to snap out of nowhere.

Investigators say David Somers, 50, shot his wife Lisa and her daughter, Amedy Dewey, before turning the gun on himself along I-96 near the Nash Highway exit Saturday night. Dewey was the lone survivor of the violence. She was critically wounded with a gunshot wound to the head and shoulder.

Multiple sources confirmed to 24 Hour News 8 that David Somers had been in the crosshairs of police investigators before the shooting because of an alleged relationship with a minor female.

Full story: WOOD TV


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