Overview

• On June 14, Ryne Leist, 33, entered 17-year-old Gwendolyn Smith’s Bedford Township home and shot her multiple times before fatally turning the gun on himself.
• Smith’s stepfather discovered the bodies around 6 p.m., leading the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office to confirm a murder-suicide.
• Investigators are examining communications in the days before the shooting, including allegations of inappropriate messages from Leist to determine why the attack occurred.
• Leist had coached Bedford High School’s club bowling team through Forest View Lanes, had passed Michigan’s youth‐coach background checks and resigned from the bowling alley before the incident.
• The Bedford community has mourned Smith’s loss as school officials, family and friends honor her record of academic excellence, athletic achievement and artistic talent.