Suspect arrested in murders of Ohio dentist and his wife, police say

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A fishy was arrested successful Illinois for the fatal shootings of an Ohio dentist and his wife, according to police.

Columbus constabulary issued a warrant for Michael McKee, a 39-year-old Chicago resident, connected Saturday and constabulary said authorities arrested him connected the aforesaid time successful Rockford, Illinois, without incident. He was charged with 2 counts of execution successful the deaths of Spencer Tepe and Monique Tepe, constabulary said.

McKee is the ex-husband of Monique, according to Franklin County tribunal records obtained by CBS News.

The apprehension came days aft police released footage of a idiosyncratic of interest seen walking adjacent the location of the victims astir the clip the dentist and his woman were killed.

Investigators judge Spencer, 37, and Monique, 39, were fatally changeable betwixt 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. connected Dec. 30 successful their location located successful the Near East Side vicinity of downtown Columbus, section constabulary said.

Officers were dispatched to the Tepes' location successful the precocious greeting for a payment check, according to a connection from the Columbus Division of Police. When they arrived, they recovered Spencer and Monique Tepe dormant with evident gunshot wounds.

Investigators said nary weapons were recovered astatine the country and determination were nary signs of forced entry. Two children, a 1-year-old lad and a 4-year-old girl, were recovered wrong the location uninjured.

Last week, CBS News obtained a 911 telephone from past April betwixt a dispatcher and an chartless pistillate astatine the aforesaid code wherever the Tepes lived.

At astir 2:45 a.m. connected April 15, 2025, idiosyncratic called 911 but hung up earlier speaking to an operator. Authorities called backmost to inquire if everything was OK, and a pistillate said, "Me and my antheral got into it, but I'm OK, I promise." She said she did not request constabulary oregon paramedics. The telephone lasted astir 1 minute.

In a connection released by the family, loved ones described Spencer and Monique Tepe arsenic devoted parents and partners whose lives were centered connected service, household and community.

"We are heartbroken beyond words," the connection said. "While nary result tin ever undo this loss, our household is committed to seeing this calamity afloat and reasonably brought to justice, and to honoring Spencer and Monique by protecting the aboriginal of the children they loved truthful deeply."

Cara Tabachnick contributed to this report.