ANN ARBOR, MI — A waterproofing enterprise and a current breakup have been at the heart of a homicide in Washtenaw County earlier this year, according to records released by police.

Michael Anthony Elinski, 59, was located dead Friday, Jan. 20, the day immediately after police stated he shot his former girlfriend. Records obtained by the MLive/The Ann Arbor News from the Pittsfield Township Police Division via a Freedom of Details Act request reveal a waterproofing enterprise, a breakup and mental wellness struggles have been things in the fatal shooting.

Andrea Grant, 50, of Plymouth, was located dead in her automobile outdoors Thrive Coaching Facility physical instruction center in the 3700 block of Plaza Drive on Thursday, Jan. 19. Grant had been shot eight occasions, according to a healthcare examiner’s report — twice in the neck and head and six occasions in the physique.

Michael Elinski, Grant’s former boyfriend, was promptly identified by police as the suspect.

“I’m not right here to defend him in any way, shape or kind,” Kyle Elinski, Michael Elinski’s son, told MLive/The Ann Arbor News. His dad was a very good particular person to a lot of individuals, but struggled with mental wellness concerns, he stated.

Other members of Michael Elinski’s family members declined to comment. Family members members of Grant did not respond to requests for comment.

The partnership

Michael Elinski grew up in Detroit and graduated from Cody Higher College, according to Kyle Elinski. He served in the U.S. Army in the 1980s and launched his waterproofing enterprise roughly 15 years ago. Kyle Elinski took more than the enterprise in 2017.

Grant was very best recognized for how substantially she loved her two daughters, according to an obituary published by Schrader-Howell Funeral Property.

“Whether it was becoming chosen as homecoming queen, earning a softball scholarship, becoming a director of a ‘Fortune 100′ enterprise, or receiving a new enterprise up and off the ground — Andrea was a rockstar,” her obituary reads. “She was a single of a type that could juggle two laptops, 3 phones, a volleyball schedule, family members functions, and exercise regimen all though generating time to maintain in touch with all she loved and supported.”

The pair met many years ago when Grant reached out to Michael Elinski’s enterprise to get her basement waterproofed, according to the police report. The pair began dating shortly immediately after and Grant quickly joined the enterprise, the report states. She became the owner in 2021, according to LARA documents.

The pair had an outwardly content partnership, Kyle Elinski told police, but his father had increasingly struggled with mental wellness concerns. Michael Elinski had blocked family members members he ordinarily had a close partnership with from his cell telephone, and had been leaving “obsessive” voicemails and text messages for Grant, his son stated.

In spite of a declining mental wellness scenario, Michael Elinski’s pals and family members attempted to get him assistance, according to the police report.

Grant’s private trainer at Thrive told police she had normally talked with Grant about her partnership, saying that Grant had stated she was worried about Elinksi’s emotional stability, according to the police report.

The breakup

Grant broke up with Michael Elinski in June 2022, according to a private protection order she filed against him.

“(Michael Elinski) has often had an unpredictable and volatile character, but more than the final year and specifically in the final six months, factors have spiraled out of manage,” Grant wrote in her request for the order.

In the request, she also cited preceding physical abuse Elinksi perpetuated against former partners and how he harassed staff, contractors, pals and family members.

Grant, now the sole owner of the enterprise, fired Michael Elinski roughly 5 weeks just before police stated he killed her, the police report states. Megan Elinski, Michael Elinski’s daughter, told police the firing was for the reason that of how “mean and disrespectful her father was,” investigators wrote in the report.

The day immediately after police stated he shot Grant, Michael Elinksi was located dead in his automobile in Clare. His death was ruled a suicide, according to the police report. He was living in Brooklyn, Michigan, at the time.

Kyle Elinski stated he hopes Grant’s daughters are sooner or later in a position to obtain peace.

“(Grant) was attempting to assistance my dad all the way to the finish. She was by no means providing up on him she just wanted to give him assistance,” Kyle Elinski stated. “She did all that she could. She did so substantially for him. It is just unexplainable how substantially she attempted.”

He encouraged these who are struggling with mental wellness concerns to attain out.

“It’s OK to get assistance,” he stated. “It’s OK to speak to somebody and speak to somebody normally.”

Any person experiencing thoughts of suicide can seek assistance from:

• The 24-hour National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988
• The Ozone Home, a 24-hour hotline for youth, at 734-662-2222.
• The 24-hour hotline at University of Michigan Psychiatric Emergency Solutions at 734-936-5900.
• The Washtenaw County Neighborhood Mental Overall health crisis group at 734-544-3050.

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