Video and image released of fake DTE workers who killed homeowner and handcuffed woman in Rochester Hills

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (FOX 2) – Two suspects are wanted by police after posing as DTE Energy employees in Rochester Hills, where he killed an elderly homeowner and tied up his wife on Friday.

The 72-year-old man was murdered in his own basement while police said his wife was taped up. The suspects then searched the house for 20 minutes.

Law enforcement was eventually granted access to the Ring camera video, and an image and video of the suspects were released early Friday evening.

“We’re not sure of the cause because, frankly, there was so much blood,” Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. “We are not sure if it was some type of gunshot wound or blunt force trauma. We’re not sure.”

It’s unclear what was stolen, but the victim owned a jewelry store in Wayne County.

Bouchard said first on Thursday night around 10 o’clock – but they were denied entry – then they returned on Friday around noon – this time they were allowed in – and then went into the basement with the homeowner.

“They said there was a gas leak, they let her in and the husband went downstairs with them to check if and where the gas leak might be and she never saw him again,” Bouchard said.

The men are described as thin and black, while the other was heavier and Latino. Sheriff Bouchard says the men came to this home on Newcastle Drive posing as DTE workers with a sign on their white work truck claiming there was a gas leak.

“When people are small business owners, they often become targets for assets or cash that they sometimes bring home,” Bouchard said. “We’ve seen that with some of the high-end burglaries. So that’s a possibility that we’re also looking at.”

The suspects should be classified as dangerous.