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Matthew Ethington *COP 2 of 2

Gender : Male

Age : 27

Race : Black

Date : 02/19/2023

Location : 16000 block of Farmington Rd

City : Livonia

County : Wayne

State : Michigan

Agency : Detroit PD

Officer(s) :

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Officer killed officer wife, committed suicide

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Officer Matthew Ethington II of Detroit PD shot his officer wife Maria Martin, 22, dead and then killed himself in a murder-suicide. Both were officers with Detroit PD. Their toddler was found unharmed at the death scene.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wxyz.com/news/detroit-police-officers-identified-after-murder-suicide-in-livonia

https://lawandcrime.com/police/two-detroit-cops-in-a-relationship-with-one-another-found-dead-in-very-tragic-suspected-murder-suicide/