Crime & Safety

Victims ID'd In Spotsylvania 'Premeditated Homicide' UPDATE

UPDATE: More details have been released about the "premeditated homicide" of three people in Spotsylvania. A GoFundMe page is up.

More details have been released about the death of two adults and a teenager found in a Spotsylvania County home.
More details have been released about the death of two adults and a teenager found in a Spotsylvania County home. (Image via GoFundMe)

SPOTSYLVANIA, VA—More details have been released about the death of two adults and a teenager found in a home Wednesday morning, May 29, in the 8300 block of Arlene Acres Drive. Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office officials say the bodies were those of a 39-year-old Michael Coleman, 34-year-old Rachel Ozuna and 14-year-old Kyrrus Ozuna.

Police say the case "has been officially ruled a homicide and the manners of death appear to be from a sharp instrument." An infant and a toddler were found alive in the home and were taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for dehydration.

Prosecutor Alexandra Vakos on Friday said that "it was evident that the three individuals were the victims of premeditated homicide," the Free Lance-Star reported, in her granted request to a judge to seal search warrants. She added that making more information public could lead to destruction of evidence and "serious violence toward persons involved in the investigation."

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Deputies told Channel 4 (WRC) there's no threat to the surrounding community. Multiple neighbors told Richmond-based WTVR a family lives in the home after moving in a few months ago.

The victims have been taken to the Medical Examiner's office in Richmond for autopsies. Police says the investigation is still in its early stages and ask anyone with information to call 540-582-7115.

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A GoFundMe page has been set up for the victims: "(W)e are trying to get their funeral arrangements together and getting Rachel and Ky home to Utah and would appreciate any help in covering those funds."


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