Detroit Police Fatally Shoot Man Accused Of Killing 2: Police

DETROIT — A man accused of killing his wife and her handicapped daughter on Christmas Day was found and shot to death Tuesday by police in Detroit, authorities said.

Officers said they found 64-year-old Dwayne McDonald hiding out in the Tarita apartment building off of Woodward Avenue and Owen street.

McDonald was armed and fired a shot when officers entered the apartment to arrest him. That's when officers returned fire, striking and killing McDonald, authorities said.

"A shot was fired at which time the officers returned fire striking Mr. McDonald and he is deceased," Detroit Police Chief White said.

Officials named McDonald a person of interest Monday after the bodies of 57-year-old Elaine Fizer and her adopted daughter, 13-year-old Daunya Field, were found by a family member inside a Detroit home on the 18000 block of Prevost on the city's west side.

"It’s been non-stop. Some of these detectives haven’t slept," White said. "When you’re talking about a 14-year-old handicapped child, when you hear them describe the scene, it's horrific. To see a wheelchair and a dead child, that’s not easy on anybody."