They said they were utility workers. But when they left the house the wife was tied up and the husband was dead

One of two suspects accused of impersonating utility workers before killing a Michigan man and tying up his wife was taken into custody without incident in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Saturday, authorities said.

One of two suspects accused of impersonating utility workers before killing a Michigan man and tying up his wife was taken into custody without incident in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Saturday, authorities said. The suspect, who has not been named, was arrested in connection to the death of Hussein Murray, a 72-year-old man from Rochester Hills, Michigan, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said in a media release. Murray’s wife was tied up and her hands were duct taped before she called 911 Friday and told officials she thought her husband may have been kidnapped, the sheriff’s office said. The 72-year-old told deputies that the two suspects came to the home on Thursday about a gas leak, but were not allowed inside. When they returned Friday night Murray took them to the basement, “ostensibly to look for the leak,” officials said. “While checking the house to make sure it was safe, deputies found the husband’s body in the basement,” the sheriff’s office said. “Because of the gruesome nature of the injuries, it was not immediately clear if he had been shot or bludgeoned to death.” Murray’s death was ruled a homicide on Saturday by the Oakland County Medical Examiner, according to the sheriff’s office. His wife was hospitalized following the incident and has since been released.