2:10 p.m.
The trouble for 15-year-old Steven Wilkerson happened fast and no one saw it coming. He tried to commit suicide last weekend and was in the hospital until yesterday. He got out, wrote a threatening note that he was going to kill his grandmother last night.
He rode his bike over to her house, stabbed her several times and drove off in her car. By late Tuesday morning, he would lay on the tracks in front of a freight train in the village of Holly and was killed. It is not known why he did any of this.
His father Dave declined to comment saying the family is still trying to come to grips with the pain.
The grandmother is identified by family and friends as 65-year-old Mary Ann Barnes who lived alone in a mobile home in Oakhill Estates, the same park as the Wilkersons.
Steven would have been going into the 10th grade at Holly High School.
11:21 a.m.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office believe the 15-year-old suspect in the alleged murder of his grandmother in Springfield Township was hit and killed by a train.
They also say the located the suspect's vehicle in the Village of Holly, which is the neighboring town next to Springfield Township.
Steven Kelvin Wilkerson was the suspect in the alleged stabbing death of his 65-year-old grandmother early Tuesday morning.
Deputies say they received a 911 call at 5:42 a.m. saying that they found the woman stabbed to death. The caller also said that her son left a note saying he was going to kill his grandmother.
They found the woman with multiple stab wounds and also found the suspected murder weapon, a large kitchen knife, at the scene.
10:16 a.m.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office has identified the 15-year-old suspect who allegedly stabbed his grandmother to death early Tuesday morning.
Police are looking for 15-year-old Steven Kelvin Wilkerson in his 65-year-old grandmother's death.
He is described as a white male, 5-feet-5, 160 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. Black 2006 Pontiac G6 with Michigan license late BAM 0631.
Deputies say they received a 911 call at 5:42 a.m. saying that they found the woman stabbed to death. The caller also said that her son left a note saying he was going to kill his grandmother.
They found the woman with multiple stab wounds and also found the suspected murder weapon, a large kitchen knife, at the scene.
9 a.m.
Officers on scene of a stabbing in Springfield Township say a grandson stabbed his grandma.
Police are searching for the 15-year-old suspect who allegedly murdered his 60-year-old grandmother. He was driving a black, 2006 Pontiac G6 with Michigan license plate BAM 0631.
7:19 a.m.
UPDATE: The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is searching for a 15-year-old suspect in the murder of a woman in Springfield Township early Tuesday morning.
Police are also looking for a black, 2006 Pontiac G6 with Michigan license plate BAM 0631.
The woman was found stabbed to death inside her home at a mobile home park in the 10000 block of Sleepy Hollow Blvd. near Dixie Highway and Holly Rd.
6:57 a.m.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a woman was found murdered inside a home at a mobile home park in Springfield Township Tuesday morning.
According to police, it happened in the 10000 block of Sleepy Hollow Blvd., which is near Dixie Highway and Holly Rd.
Police are looking for a black, 2006 Pontiac G6 with Michigan license plate BAM 0631.
Right now, it's not clear what caused the woman's death or if any suspects have been arrested.
