WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – A Livonia man is facing murder charges after allegedly shooting and killing four people, most of whom were his family members, at a home on Tuesday.
Gage Wade Pierce, 25, was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and four counts of felony firearm.
The shooting happened at a home in the 19300 block of Rensellor Street on June 9 at around 5:30 p.m.
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When officers arrived at the home, they found Tanner Pierce and his girlfriend, Nevaeh Finch, in a bedroom of the home, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Holly Kimball and Sterling Pierce were found on the backyard patio of the home, also suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. All were pronounced dead at the scene.
According to police, Tanner is Gage’s brother, and Holly and Sterling are Gage’s parents.
Police said a dog in the home was shot in the leg and was taken to a veterinary hospital for treatment.
Gage is accused of firing a semi-automatic rifle at the victims multiple times, killing them.
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Gage was taken into custody by Livonia police at the scene.
“A whole family was wiped out. Very tragically, it is extremely hard to protect yourself from a murderer in your own home. This domestic violence mass homicide could have happened anywhere and at any time. We will aggressively prosecute this defendant for his alleged actions,” said Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.
On Friday, June 12, Gage was arraigned in court on eight charges. He was remanded, and bond was denied.
You can watch the full arraignment in the video at the end of this article.
He is scheduled to return to court on June 25 for a probable cause conference and July 2 for a preliminary examination.
The family encourages people who hear their story to donate to a mental health organization of their choice.
GoFundMe pages were created to help support the families impacted. You can find them here:
Full arraignment hearing: