A BELOVED teacher, her husband, and their six children were killed in a “suspicious” house fire, with police probing a potential murder-suicide.
Amanda “Mandy” Karolkiewicz, 39, her husband Kristopher, 47, and their six kids, aged five to 15, were found dead at their house in an upmarket Michigan neighbourhood.
A family of six were found dead in a house fire at their home in Michigan Credit: Steve Lawwill/Facebook
Police are probing a potential murder-suicide Credit: AP
Police were called to the lakeside property in Grand Haven Township after receiving reports of white smoke pouring from the building.
They revealed that some of the family were found with gunshot wounds, but did not specify which ones.
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Captain Jacob Sparks of the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office said it was “too early” to say whether the incident was a murder-suicide.
He continued: “I can tell you that that’s one theory that we have and we’re still looking to see if we can verify that.
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“It would be premature for me to say what caused their deaths.”
Sparks also described the grim scene as “complicated”.
Heartbroken relatives have paid tribute to their late loved ones.
Amanda’s sister, Molly Cessna, shared an article about the shocking deaths.
The family’s house is located in an upmarket lakeside neighbourhood Credit: GOOGLE MAPS
Fire crews were called to the property after receiving reports about the smell of smoke Credit: ABC
She wrote: “My little sister Mandy, her husband, and my six nieces and nephews.
“Everything’s just blurry. Please continue to pray, friends. please continue to pray as we try and piece everything together. Our hearts are utterly shattered. Tragic doesn’t even touch it.”
Her grief-stricken parents, Steve and Becky Lawwill, shared a picture of them with the family beaming arm-in-arm on a beach.
They wrote: “So grateful for the joy they brought into our life. We are just so shattered.”
Amanda was a well-liked substitute teacher for Grand Haven Area Public Schools.
She received a glowing review from the district in January, who boasted that she “goes above and beyond” for students at Peach Plains Elementary School on Facebook.
Mandy had been with her husband for around 16 years, according to Kristopher’s social media.
In 2019, he captioned a photo of the pair: “Going on 10 years with this pretty lady. I’m a very lucky guy.”
Superintendent Kristin Perowski released a statement on Friday addressing the situation and offering support to the school community.
