Woman suspected in slayings of boyfriend, brother found dead

A Michigan woman was found dead after authorities alleged she fatally shot her boyfriend and brother.

A 22-year-old Michigan woman was found dead from an apparent suicide after authorities alleged she fatally shot her boyfriend and brother in what appeared to be a premeditated act of gun violence.

The body of Ruby Taverner was discovered in a wooded area in Independence Township, Michigan, near her apartment, where deputies found her brother and boyfriend dead early Sunday, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said Monday. Taverner apparently died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Bouchard said.

"It's a terrible situation. It always seems to be magnified when you get someone who commits something horrible like that -- a homicide -- and then kills themselves," Bouchard said. "You almost wonder what was the point to this whole thing? You never get any answers that satisfy those questions because, now, all parties are deceased."

Bouchard said deputies were called to the Independence Square Apartments in Independence Township, about 16 miles north of Pontiac, after a neighbor reported being awakened by gunshots coming from Taverner's apartment around 3:20 a.m. Sunday.