DETROIT (WXYZ) — Questions linger within the case of a police chase turned murder investigation. Sunday, Dearborn police discovered human stays within the trunk of a car.
It’s a tragedy tied to a lacking individuals case out of Tennessee. Two persons are useless and one particular person is in custody after a crash.
“We felt like the house shake because it was so loud,” resident Malaak Jadallah recalled.
The loud crash was adopted by gunfire on the Detroit-Dearborn border on Normile Street close to Tireman Avenue. Residents have been stunned to learn the way detailed the tragedy is.
“Somebody from another state, and they end up here?” a resident named Barbara questioned.
Authorities in Murfreesboro, Tennessee say the car drove by an Ohio state trooper earlier than the license plate was entered into the National Crime Information Center database. Murfreesboro police then contacted Michigan State Police for assist after the automotive drove via Oakland County.
MSP say a license plate reader flagged a Dodge SRT, which was related to an endangered lacking individuals case out of Tennessee.
Dearborn police tried approaching the car, however it drove off. Ultimately, it crashed into a house on Normile Street.
Officers heard a gunshot and returned hearth. State police say the driving force, a 36-year-old girl, suffered a gunshot wound to the top. She died on the scene. Investigators have not stated whether or not she shot herself.
Police have since been recognized her as Dominique Hardwick.
A 34-year-old feminine passenger was detained and brought to the hospital for accidents she suffered from the crash. Her title was not but been launched.
Officers made a ugly discovery within the trunk of human stays. They discovered the physique of a 31-year-old girl.
“That’s very disturbing,” Barbara stated. “On this block, it’s mostly seniors on this block… and, you know, to hear something like that, you’re almost scared to come out the door.”
On Monday, Michigan State Police confirmed the woman’s identity as Eleni Kassa. MSP says the Tennessee license plate is the same plate connected to her case.
The 31-year-old mother of one was last seen Nov. 17. Her family says she failed to pick up her daughter from school, which is unusual, and she wasn’t answering her phone.
Investigators said Hardwick was Kassa’s girlfriend. They got into an argument at Kassa’s apartment, and her cell phone and car were left there.
Murfreesboro police said they’ve conducted an extensive search for Kassa for more than a week, which included two separate K-9 searches. Several search warrants were issued including one for Hardwick’s Lebanon, Tennessee home.
“I really feel sad for the families,” Barbara said.
Jadallah said, “I feel like it shows you that it doesn’t matter where you’re located, there’s always something dangerous happening and it can spread anywhere.”