DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. – The family of the gunman in a Dearborn Heights fatal shooting said the victims were related to him. Family members said the suspect killed his mother and sister before dying in a police standoff. Hours later, Rose Deering is still trying to process the untimely death of her sister, Hazel Walker, her niece Dani Walker and her nephew Donny Walker. Hazel was such a good mother,” Deering said. READ: ‘Thank God he didn’t kill me’ -- Dearborn Heights man tries to convince gunman to disarm after deadly shootingIt’s a triple-tragedy loved ones are going to have a hard time digesting over time.

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. – Police are investigating a multiple-homicide at an apartment complex in Dearborn Heights that ended in a police shooting on Saturday. “Thank God he didn’t kill me,” McCullough said of the gunman. “The police came, but he started shooting at them.”McCullough said there was about a five minute standoff before the gunman was killed by police officers. He also said that police gave the gunman every opportunity to put down his weapon, but he would not comply. Police confirmed Saturday night that it started as a domestic incident and the gunman was related to one of the victims.