DETROIT (Michigan News Source) – Oakland County’s top health official appears to have been killed Thursday in a murder-suicide.
Law enforcement officers found Oakland County Health Division’s Health Officer Calandra Green dead in her Pontiac home on Thursday along with her husband, according to reports.
“Family members went to the home and started to walk into the house,” Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard told WDIV-TV. “It didn’t look right, and they smartly backed out and called 911. We immediately responded, made entry into the home, and found two individuals deceased. It appears that our female is the victim and a male individual was the perpetrator, but that’s still early.”
Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter confirmed Green’s death in a statement.
“Our hearts are shattered at the news of the passing of our colleague and esteemed Health Officer Dr. Calandra Green,” Coulter said in a statement. “Words cannot express how devastating this news is to our Oakland County family. Calandra was a beloved member of our team and a light to all who had the privilege to know and love her.”
The 50-year-old Green lived in Pontiac. Her professional public Facebook page lists Green living there with her husband.
North and South county health clinics are closed on Friday. Green joined the county as a public health nurse in August 2019.
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