Overview
- Columbus police say multiple firearms were recovered from Michael McKee’s property, with a preliminary ballistics match tying one weapon to evidence from the crime scene.
- Investigators linked a hooded figure and a vehicle seen near the home to McKee, leading to his Jan. 10 arrest in Rockford, Illinois, roughly 450 miles from Columbus.
- McKee faces two counts of aggravated premeditated murder after prosecutors upgraded initial charges; his attorney has indicated he will plead not guilty.
- Police characterized the killings as a targeted, domestic violence–related attack, though they have not publicly detailed a motive.
- Monique Tepe, 39, and Dr. Spencer Tepe, 37, were found shot dead on Dec. 30 with their 1- and 4-year-old children in the house unharmed; no gun was found and there were no signs of forced entry.