A death that was reported to police as a suicide in Wayne County in late June is now being investigated as a murder.

Sumpter township police said David McPherson called 911 on June 29 reporting his girlfriend, Haleigh Pace, shot herself in the head and was dying in their bedroom. But now, McPherson is facing charges.

Watch the video report below: Man charged with murder in what was a reported suicide

"This was really out of character. Anybody who knows her knows she wouldn't have done this to herself," Paces brother Evan said.

Haleigh Paces brothers Evan and Peyton told me she also wouldn't do that to her son.

"My nephew Damien is, was her entire world and she worked two jobs busting her butt to try to support him, to try to make a better life for herself," Evan Pace said.

Family says 3-year-old Damien doesnt understand that his mother isnt coming home.

They say Haleigh Pace graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 2023 with a degree in fashion and marketing.

Despite the positives, they say her relationship with McPherson was toxic. Some details hadn't come to light until it was too late.

"From the start, there was a big red flag. Not just because of the age gap so my sister was just freshly 18 and he was 33 years old. And not even just that, it was the way that she was always more of the provider," Evan Pace said.

"I know in the past, she did want to leave him. He threatened taken away the baby. He threatened hurting us. So, it really was a tough situation my sister was in."

In the days following her death, McPherson posted quotes about grief.

"To me, it kind of makes me feel sick to like just know that while he was at her funeral and stood up and spoke for her and would post all these things after the fact, just the fact that he would do such a thing," Peyton Pace said.

However, police weren't convinced she died by suicide.

Investigators honed in on McPherson, and while they haven't shared what convinced them he pulled the trigger, McPherson was charged and arraigned for Haliegh Pace's murder on Thursday.

Her family created the hashtag #justiceforhaliegh. They've also created a GoFundMe page to support young Damien.

"I want my sister to be remembered by the way she made people feel, by the memories people had with her, not just about what happened to her," Evan Pace said.

McPherson is being held on a million-dollar bond. His next court date Aug. 13.

Detroit City Council voted to amend an ordinance that regulates curfew violations.

Under the updated ordinance, parental fines increased, however, theyve been decriminalized. It passed 7 to 1.

Watch the video report below: Detroit City Council passes new curfew ordinance

Detroit City Councilman Coleman Young II sponsored the amended curfew ordinance.

We cannot be a thriving city and have 4-year-olds' blood shed in the street, Young said.

He and Police Chief Todd Bettison emphasized the updated ordinance decriminalizes the violation. That means parents wont have to serve jail time if their kids are caught out after curfew and parents are given a choice.

The chief said they wont have to pay the fine if they choose to take courses instead. Under the new, amended ordinance, the fine is now $250 for a first offense. It was $75. A second offense is $500.

Today, tomorrow, the fees will actually increase and thats for leverage purposes. I was talking to a couple judges and they say the fees are too low that a parent will choose not to take the services. Theyll say, Ill just pay the ticket. But if its $250 its like, Ok, Ill go to that parent responsibility course, Bettison said.

Young said, To go through the classes, get the mental health therapy that they need, get the training they need, get the resources, access that they need to be able to become not only prepared parents but also become better and more productive members of society.

And to get these kids off the street, and were not looking at 4-year-olds being gunned down by 17- and 18-year-olds in the city of Detroit. That cannot stand, he added.

Prior to the vote to approve the changes, a spirited discussion took place amongst council members and other community leaders.

Watch our previous coverage from a public hearing held about the issue a day before: Detroit police look to prevent violence by enhancing curfew fine

Councilwoman Mary Waters, who ultimately voted yes, said you cant legislate morality and she felt the fines could be too high for otherwise good parents who are having a hard time making ends meet.

Councilwoman Gabriela Santiago-Romero voted no and said she needed more information.

The chief noted a number of parents who live outside of the city have also been cited.

Jessica Peregord and her family live in River Rouge and theyre just learning of the changes.

Well, the classes are a great idea, I think, because sometimes, you just dont know how to make it better, so you dont have to pay the fine and if its your kids that are doing it and not listening, you gotta know what to do for everybody to be safe and happy, she said.

Watch our previous report ahead of the public hearing below: Public hearing set as Detroit proposes higher fines for parents of curfew-breaking teens

Arthur Harrington, a 23-year-old law student who attended Cass Tech High Schol, said in order to prevent the need for the curfew in the first place, it takes a village.

Bettison said the changes will take effect immediately.