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Maria Martin *COP 1 of 2

Case # :433

Gender : Female

Age : 22

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 by officer husband

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. Maria Martin was the mother of 2 boys. 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/