A grim scene unfolded in Macomb County where a pregnant woman was fatally stabbed, and authorities have since arrested a man in connection to the crime. The incident occurred early Sunday morning when Sterling Heights Police responded to a welfare check at an apartment on 18 Mile Rd, finding the place bloodied but empty.

Not long after the welfare check, a chilling turn moved to drastically unfold in a nearby community. Clinton Township Police received a 911 call about a blood-covered man in the 35000 block of Harper. "When officers arrived and found the man along with a pregnant woman who had been stabbed multiple times," as cited by FOX 2 Detroit. The 30-year-old victim, hailing from Sterling Heights, was rushed to the hospital where both she and her unborn child succumbed to the injuries.

The identity of the suspect has yet to be released, but he is in custody and the investigation by local authorities is underway. The Sterling Heights Detective Bureau is currently piecing together the events that led to this horrific ordeal, with Lieutenant Mario Bastianelli quoted in FOX 2 Detroit, "We're still trying to figure out why they ended up leaving that location and ended up going over to the place over in Clinton Township."

This case has gripped the community, with locals urged to come forward with any information that could shed light on the circumstances of this tragic event. Details of the stabbing initially emerged after police were called about a disturbance in a Sterling Heights apartment complex, per Patch, which was shortly followed by the discovery of the woman and the bloodied man in Clinton Township. Information can be relayed confidentially to investigators at the Sterling Heights Detective Bureau by contacting 586-446-2825, an appeal that has been consistently made by local news sources including ClickOnDetroit.