On Saturday, June 14, at about 6 p.m., Ryne Leist, 33, of Temperance, went to the home of Gwendolyn Smith in Bedford Township ...

Gwendolyn Smith's stepfather came home and found her and her bowling coach dead of gunshot wounds inside the house, police said . NEED TO KNOW. Levi Smith came home and found his stepdaughter, ...

Remembering Gwendolyn Smith. Bedford Public Schools superintendent Carl Schultz described Smith as "an extraordinary young woman" in a Facebook post published on the school's page. "Gwen was a ...

Gwendolyn Smith with her stepfather, Matthew, after her high school graduation on June 1, 2025. Matthew Kennerson/Facebook. Smith’s stepparents paid tribute to the teen.

Gwen Smith, 17, of Temperance, Michigan, had recently graduated when former Bedford High School’s bowling club coach Ryne Leist, 33, fatally shot her multiple times at her home on June 14.

The 17-year-old graduate and the 33-year-old bowling coach were found dead in the Michigan home, deputies said.

Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough said 33-year-old Ryne Leist shot and killed 17-year-old Gwen Smith at her stepfather’s home Saturday. The sheriff said Leist “made entry” into the home and shot ...

Gwendolyn Smith, 17, was found dead in her Temperance home in an apparent murder-suicide. Authorities also found 33-year-old Ryne Leist dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The deaths of Gwendolyn Smith, 17, and Ryne Leist, 33, have one Bedford parent saying the school district’s handling of club sports needs to be reevaluated.

They were identified as Gwendolyn Fay Smith and Ryne Jacob Leist, both of Temperance, according to the office. Smith is a Bedford Public Schools graduate, officials said.