A grisly discovery on a remote Millis roadway has rattled the small Massachusetts town this Sunday. Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey confirmed that a man and a woman were found deceased with gunshot wounds off an obscure dirt road, their bodies lying ominously near their vehicle. Boston.com reported the victims were identified as Michael Fischella, 32, and Tanaia Wilkinson, 25, with a firearm discovered under the man's body.
The grim scene was stumbled upon by a town worker early in the morning near the crossroads of Route 115 and Route 27. According to CBS Boston, officials have yet to determine clear evidence of third-party involvement in the incident, and Chief Christopher Soffayer of the Millis Police assured there is no continuing threat to public safety. Fischella and Wilkinson were notable in that they were not originally Massachusetts natives but had recently made a life in a home on Curve Street in Millis, situated just over a mile from where their bodies were found.
State police, the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office, and local police are deep into an ongoing investigation. As reports from WCVB detail, specialists and forensic experts have been dispatched to parse through the brutal tableau, collecting evidence well into the afternoon. The medical examiner is expected to shed light on the exact cause and manner of death within the next two days.
Notably, DA Morrissey underscored the relationship between the deceased, stating, “the two were well known to each other." This sentiment was echoed by the responses from shocked community members, and as events continue to unfold, the tight-knit town of Millis is left grasping for answers in the wake of this unsettling double tragedy.
