A Michigan teen is dead after she was fatally shot by her bowling coach at her stepfather’s home Saturday.
Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough said that 17-year-old Gwen Smith was gunned down by 33-year-old Ryne Leist, who had “made entry” into her home.
Leist then turned the gun on himself. His motive remains unclear.
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The sheriff said Leist resigned from his position at the bowling alley, Forestview Lanes, a “short time period” before carrying out the murder-suicide.
He reportedly was the coach of Smith, a member of the club bowling team.
Goodnough denied that the suspect and the teen shared a romantic relationship but confirmed that there was communication between them just five days before the murder-suicide.
