On Sunday, May 11, at about 10:34 a.m., the Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fatal stabbing at a home in the 4000 block of West 9 Mile Road in Eden Township.

According to a news release, dispatch received a call from a woman who said she had killed her husband and then hung up. She called back immediately, saying she would harm herself if deputies did not hurry. Deputies arrived on scene and called out to the woman, evenutally locating her in a shed behind the house. She was called out of the shed and taken into custody.

Deputies found the body of a 69-year-old man inside the shed. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Based on a preliminary investigation, the 69-year-old woman is being charged with open murder. The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to contact Special Investigator Paul Marlet at 231-745-2712.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Lake County 911 Central Dispatch, Michigan State Police, Sauble-Elk-Eden Fire Department, Life EMS, Michigan State Police Mobile Crime Lab, Mid-Michigan Medical Examiner’s Office, and Verdun Funeral Home.