NEWS RELEASE
SAULT STE. MARIE (MICHIGAN) FIRE DEPARTMENT
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The four victims from the fatal fire on March 14, 2023, have been positively identified.
The adult victim is Alicia Adzima, a 31-year-old female, and her three children: Ella and Eva Clossick, twin 4-year-old females, and Emery Adzima, a 1-year-old male were identified. Next of kin have been notified.
The investigation has determined this fire was a homicide-suicide; Alicia Adzima intentionally caused the fire with the intent to cause the deaths of her and her children.
Outside of this determination, the investigation is still open and no further information is being released at this time.
The Sault Ste. Mare Fire and Police Departments have been assisted by: Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office and Victims Services Unit, Michigan State Police, MSP-Fire Investigation Unit, MSP Crime Lab-Marquette, MSP Crime Lab-Grand Rapids, and Chippewa County Central Dispatch.
If anyone has any information or tips about this incident, please contact Detective/Sergeant Darrell Harp at 906-632-5752 or by email.
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