COLUMBUS – Columbus police say a woman found dead after an explosion and house fire was stabbed to death and her husband and their 2-year-old daughter died from smoke inhalation.
**UPDATE 1/10/20: The wife was stabbed prior to the fire starting and the husband and child had no injuries other than the thermal inhalation injuries which killed them both. The mother and child are being considered victims of homicide. -Det. Collins https://t.co/yMPzLTc7o5
— Columbus Division of Police (@ColumbusPolice) January 10, 2020
Columbus police previously said 42-year-old Gary Morris likely died from his own actions and the deaths of his wife, 33-year-old Nerissa Distin, and daughter, Serina Morris, are being investigated as homicides.
Neighbors reported hearing a loud boom at the home on Retriever Road on the Southeast Side the night of Jan. 1.
Firefighters later found the bodies inside the home.
Two other children who lived at the home were not there that night.