By Morgan Eads
Lexington Herald-Leader
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A man suspected in a double murder in Michigan was found dead Monday in a Richmond hotel, according to Kentucky State Police.
State police were notified by Michigan law enforcement Monday afternoon that Calvin Chappel might be in Richmond, Trooper Robert Purdy said. Officers later found Chappel’s vehicle outside the local Super 8 hotel.
Once officers confirmed the suspect was inside, the rooms of the hotel were evacuated, Purdy said. Officers made contact with Chappel, and a single gunshot was heard inside the room a short time later.
When officers went inside, they found Chappel dead of what appeared to have been a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Purdy said.
Chappel was accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, Audrey Jones, and her friend Sylvester Kavetski in Detroit, according to Fox 2 Detroit. Jones’ family told the news station that she had been trying to distance herself from Chappel.
Chappel was an officer with the Michigan Department of Corrections, Fox 2 reported.
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