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A Michigan man is suspected of fatally shooting his wife and six children and then setting their house on fire, before taking his own life, authorities said Monday, calling it an "unspeakable tragedy."
The children's father, 47-year-old Kristopher Karolkiewicz, died by suicide, and the deaths of his wife, 39-year-old Amanda Karolkiewicz, and their six children were ruled to be homicides, according to the sheriff's office.
"This is an unspeakable tragedy that we may never completely understand why it happened. But we'll do our best to find the answers and to honor the memory of those victims," Ottawa County Sheriff's Office Capt. Jake Sparks said during a press briefing on Monday.
The family's pets, including several dogs and at least one cat, also died in the fire, he said.
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The American Heart Association confirmed in a Monday email to News 8 that Kristopher Karolkiewicz had been employed there as a national vice president of sales and marketing between September 2023 and earlier this month. It said he worked remotely for its national headquarters in Dallas and never worked in local Michigan offices.
The organization would not say why his employment ended, telling News 8 it does not comment on personnel matters.
The children's father, 47-year-old Kristopher Karolkiewicz, died by suicide, and the deaths of his wife, 39-year-old Amanda Karolkiewicz, and their six children were ruled to be homicides, according to the sheriff's office.
"This is an unspeakable tragedy that we may never completely understand why it happened. But we'll do our best to find the answers and to honor the memory of those victims," Ottawa County Sheriff's Office Capt. Jake Sparks said during a press briefing on Monday.
The family's pets, including several dogs and at least one cat, also died in the fire, he said.
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The American Heart Association confirmed in a Monday email to News 8 that Kristopher Karolkiewicz had been employed there as a national vice president of sales and marketing between September 2023 and earlier this month. It said he worked remotely for its national headquarters in Dallas and never worked in local Michigan offices.
The organization would not say why his employment ended, telling News 8 it does not comment on personnel matters.
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