A Michigan father called 911 to report a home invasion after allegedly killing his fiancée and her two teen sons on January 27.
Local 12 reports that Charles Broomfield, 44, stands accused of first-degree murder for the deaths of Jacqueline Neill and her sons, Cameron Kilpatrick, 15, and Michael Kilpatrick, 13.
While Broomfield allegedly attempted to pin the deaths on a pair of mysterious intruders, investigators said physical evidence at the family’s Grand Rapids home pointed to domestic violence.
On the morning in question, at approximately 7:40 a.m. Broomfield dialed 911, a probable cause affidavit obtained by Law&Crime stated.
Dispatchers described him as “hysterical,” and so distraught that he couldn’t provide details beyond the home’s address.
When officers with the Grand Rapids Police Department (GRPD) arrived at the scene, they reportedly encountered Broomfield calmly standing near Neil’s body.
Police found Neil deceased on the main level. Neill’s two sons were found fatally shot in their bedrooms. They located Broomfield’s biological 5-year-old child unharmed on the second floor.
According to the affidavit, Broomfield’s narrative quickly unraveled under forensic scrutiny. Investigators found several discrepancies with Broomfield’s version of events.
Broomfield initially claimed he had been upstairs when two armed men broke in to confront Neill. He reportedly told authorities he rushed to his bedroom to retrieve a firearm from his safe, but one of the intruders grabbed it from him.
He then allegedly claimed he heard gunshots downstairs, but the suspects fled before he could intervene.
While Broomfield claimed he grabbed his gun from his bedroom, the weapon had been in an outdoor lockbox, the affidavit stated. Investigators found a single set of footprints in the snow leading to and from the lockbox.
The lanyard that held the key to the lockbox of the forensics-confirmed weapon read, “#1 Dad.”
Broomfield also implied the shooting had just occurred when he called 911, but paramedics determined the victims had been dead for at least 40 minutes.
Faced with the physical evidence and the gaps in his story, Broomfield reportedly confessed to the murders after being read his Miranda rights.
A motive has not been publicly released.
Broomfield is being held at Kent County Jail with no bond, charged with three counts of first-degree murder. He is scheduled for a February 10 court date.
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[Feature Photo: Michael Kirkpatrick, Jacqueline Neil, and Christopher Kirkpatrick/Handout via FOX 17]