A welfare check on December 7, 2024, led to the discovery of two deaths in a Leoni Township, Michigan, neighborhood. Neighbors say 57-year-old Thomas Farnsworth called 911 after receiving a voicemail from 40-year-old Roger Schweda claiming he could not enter the home because his mother was dead. While one neighbor was on the phone with dispatch, standing in the driveway, a gunshot was heard and the neighbor became unresponsive; officers found Farnsworth deceased in the driveway and 70-year-old Shari Schweda dead in her bedroom. A prosecutor described her death as gruesome.

Roger Schweda fled in his mother’s vehicle but was located after a short pursuit and taken into custody. On December 9, 2024, he was arraigned on two counts of open murder and two counts of felony firearms, held without bond and ordered to undergo a competency exam. There are gaps about motive and the exact sequence of events inside the house; anyone who knew Shari or saw activity at the residence around December 7, 2024, is asked to come forward with information.