DORR (WKZO) — A fire that killed a mother and her two children in Dorr is now being called a homicide and Corey Lee Lavalley Sr. has been arrested for his part in the death of the three.
The victims were discovered inside a burning home at 2360 Briarwood Ave. in Dorr Twp. yesterday around 1pm while were on scene fighting the fire.
They needed autopsies to confirm the identities of the three victims: 33-year-old Debra Sheppard and her two children, 12-year-old Emma McComber and 10-year-old Corey Lavalley Jr., from Sheppard’s relationship with Lavalley.
They had all apparently been shot before the fire was started.
Lavalley is expected to be charged with felony homicide and arson charges when he is arraigned Thursday.
He has a long criminal history that includes drugs and assault charges.
