Teen Funeral

The funeral was scheduled Thursday for a Kalamazoo County teen killed in a reported murder/suicide. 16-year old Tanika Heard will be laid to rest a week after she was shot to death by 67-year old Nicholas Arbutina. Heard’s foster sister, 15-year old Brianna Washington was also shot, but is recovering. She tells police Arbutina tried to sexually assault Heard, then shot them both when she fought him off. He then turned the gun on himself. The teens had been working for Arbutina for about a year, doing chores around his house prior to last week’s violence.