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Franklin County Grand Jury Indicts Surgeon Michael McKee in Columbus Double Homicide

He awaits transfer to Ohio after waiving extradition in Illinois.

Overview

  • The five-count indictment charges four counts of aggravated murder and one count of aggravated burglary, with specifications alleging use of an automatic firearm or a suppressor.
  • Police say multiple firearms were seized from McKee’s Illinois property, and a preliminary NIBIN analysis links one recovered gun to 9mm shell casings at the scene.
  • Investigators cite neighborhood surveillance and vehicle tracking showing a car tied to McKee arriving before and leaving shortly after the killings.
  • Authorities reported no signs of forced entry at the Tepes’ home, and the couple’s two young children were found unharmed.
  • McKee was arrested in Rockford on Jan. 10, waived an extradition hearing, and remains jailed in Winnebago County as investigators have not disclosed a motive.