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MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP – Police have released more information on the shooting deaths of three people in Marquette Township Thursday.
The three deceased individuals involved in the domestic violence incident are identified as Charles Masterson, 26, Jessica Drummond, 22 and Brodie Dagenais, 22, all residents of 2372 Moran Street, Marquette Township, according to Michigan State Police at Negaunee. The incident began at approximately 4:40 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day with a 911 call to Marquette County Central Dispatch by Drummond. All three individuals resided at the Moran Street dwelling.
The initial investigation indicates Masterson shot and killed Drummond and Dagenais with a firearm during a domestic dispute at the residence, then took his own life using the same firearm a short time later in the same residence.
When police responded to Drummond’s call, with assistance from the Michigan State Police Emergency Support Team, they entered and searched the residence. They found Masterson, Drummond and Dagenais dead inside the residence.
Autopsies were conducted Friday morning at UP Health System Marquette.
The incident remains under investigation by the Michigan State Police, Negaunee post.
Troopers from the Michigan State Police Negaunee Post were assisted at the scene by personnel from the Michigan State Police Crime Labs in Marquette and Grayling, Marquette County Sheriff’s Office, Marquette City Police Department, Northern Michigan University Public Safety Department, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tribal Police Department, the Marquette Township Fire Department, and the Upper Peninsula Health System EMS.