A Huron Township man Kalin Karvelis, 25 is facing charges in connection with the fatal shooting of his mother, Julie Lee Karvelis, 53, and the non-fatal shooting of his father, Victor Karvelis.
The suspect was to have been arraigned Monday morning at 34th District Court in Romulus on first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder and two counts of felony firearm, said Everette Robbins, director of public safety for the township. The charges were issued by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, Robbins said in a press release Monday.
On Friday, Huron Township Police were called to the Karvelis home in the 38020 block of New Boston St. at approximately 8 a.m. when an off-duty police officer and neighbor saw the defendant and the elder Karvelis outside. The defendant had a knife in his hand and made stabbing motions at his father, Robbins said. The off-duty officer armed with his service weapon ordered the defendant to drop the weapon and to get down on the ground. The officer