UPDATED Wednesday, February 8, 2012 --- 9:30 a.m.
STURGEON BAY, Wis. (AP) -- A memorial service will be held Thursday for a mother and her two children killed in a murder-suicide outside of Green Bay.
Police say Denis Bay fatally shot his 44-year-old wife, Michelle, and their two children, 14-year-old Andrea and 10-year-old Daniel, before taking his own life Friday at their De Pere home.
Police are continuing to investigate possible motives. De Pere Police Chief Derek Beiderwieden told the Green Bay Press-Gazette (http://gbpg.net/zS3xEj) investigators are learning more about the circumstances leading up to the deaths but he declined to elaborate.
A memorial service will be held Thursday evening at Sturgeon Bay Moravian Church. A separate service is planned that morning at the church for Denis Bay.
Court records show the couple was going through a divorce.
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Information from: Green Bay Press-Gazette, http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com
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UPDATED Monday, February 6, 2012 --- 10:45 a.m.
DE PERE, Wis. (AP) -- De Pere's police chief says that other than toxicology tests, the investigation into the deaths of a couple and their two children is done.
Chief Derek Beiderwieden said Monday autopsies confirm investigators' conclusion that Denis Bay fatally shot his wife, Michelle, and their two children, 14-year-old Andrea and 10-year-old Daniel before taking his own life Friday at their De Pere home.
Flowers, stuffed animals and other mementos have been placed at a stop sign near the crime scene. Brown County Circuit Court records show a divorce was pending for the couple. Beiderwieden says Michelle Bay and the children were shot multiple times and Denis Bay died of a single gunshot.
A Sturgeon Bay funeral home is handling arrangements for the Bay family.
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UPDATED: Saturday, February 4, 2012 --- 2:40p.m.
DE PERE, Wis. (AP) -- Police in De Pere have identified the four people killed in an apparent murder-suicide.
In a news release, police say 46-year-old Denis Bay shot and killed his 44-year-old wife Michelle Bay along with his 14-year-old daughter Andrea Bay and 10-year-old son Daniel Bay. He then shot himself.
Police Chief Derek Beiderwieden has said a man called police from inside the house about 3 p.m. Friday to report he had just killed three people and was about to kill himself. The phone line went silent and a loud "pop" was heard.
Police say they are still investigating the motive, but they know Denis Bay was unemployed and his wife filed for divorce in 2010. The divorce was still pending.
Police believe a .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun was used.
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Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 --- 4:40 p.m.
DE PERE, Wis. (AP) -- Police in De Pere say four people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide.
Police Chief Derek Beiderwieden says a person called police Friday saying he had killed three people.
WLUK-TV reports when officers arrived at the home they found the bodies of a woman and two children, all apparent murder victims. They also found the body of the husband, who apparently had killed himself.
Police recovered a firearm at the scene. Names of the victims have not been released.
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Information from: WLUK-TV, http://www.fox11online.com
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