A SUSPECT allegedly killed two people before stabbing his mom and dropping a baby from a window during an hours-long barricade and standoff situation, cops and neighbors say.
The deaths followed a seven-hour standoff between the suspect, Jonathan Lamont-John Welch, and police following initial reports of a domestic violence incident.
Police arrived to the Michigan home following the domestic violence call at around 8pm.
When they approached the home, cops say the suspect fired on them, according to FOX2 News.
The standoff ensued and lasted for close to seven hours.
Neighbors claim that during that time, Welch dropped his baby out of one of the home's windows.
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“He leaned out the window and dropped the baby on the grass,” a neighbor told Click on Detroit.
“The baby was naked — while the house was on fire. This all was happening while the house was on fire.”
Police saw the child and removed it from the scene.
When cops entered the home close to seven hours later after Welch surrendered, they found a fire had also been set inside the home.
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The two victims' bodies were recovered by police after the fire was extinguished.
Zlayiah Frazier, 22, and Robert Bray Jr., 70, have been identified as the two victims who died of blunt force trauma, cops told Click on Detroit.
Frazier was an ex-girlfriend of Welch's, her sister Breonna told FOX2 News.
Bray was Welch's stepfather, officials told Click on Detroit.
A third victim, Welch's mother, was injured in the attack and ran to a neighbor's house after allegedly being stabbed by her son.
There has been no update on the condition of Welch's mother or child.
The suspect had been out on bond following an alleged attack on Frazier last month, court records show.
The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office issued a statement on June 12, saying that Welch had received a handful of charges, including first-degree home invasion, third-degree criminal sexual conduct, and assault with intent to commit penetration.
Welch made bond on July 8 and was released from Wayne County Jail.
Frazier's family insisted to FOX2 News that the legal system is "definitely broken."
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"They should have never let him out of jail," Breonna said.
The US Sun has reached out to Harper Woods, Michigan Police for further comment.
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