On Saturday, authorities apprehended Michael David McKee, who stands accused of the fatal shootings of his ex-wife and her husband, a dentist, at their Columbus, Ohio residence in late December.

Police were alerted to the Weinland Park home on the morning of December 30 after Spencer Tepe failed to appear at work. Upon arriving, officers discovered the tragic scene: 37-year-old dentist Spencer Tepe and his 39-year-old wife, Monique Tepe, both dead from gunshot wounds.

McKee, aged 39 and employed as a vascular surgeon, was arrested in Chicago, where he resides.

The case has drawn significant attention, as the victims, Dr. Spencer Tepe and Monique Tepe, were well-regarded in their community. McKee, Monique Tepe’s former spouse, now faces two murder charges.

Michael McKee and Monique Tepe were married in 2015, but their marriage ended when she filed for divorce in 2017. At the time, the separation appeared to be on amicable terms, with McKee residing in Virginia when the divorce was finalized, as reported by the Columbus Dispatch.

Tepe and her husband were just about to celebrate their fifth anniversary when they were killed, a family member told WSYX. 

McKee was booked at the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office in Illinois just before noon on Saturday, records show, and is charged with two counts of murder in Ohio.

Police tracked McKee through his vehicle, which was caught on neighborhood surveillance feeds, later finding it near where he worked in Rockford, Illinois, court documents said.

His car was seen arriving shortly before the time the murders were believed to have been committed and left shortly after, according to court documents.

A warrant was put out for his arrest on Saturday, shortly before he was taken into custody.

Recovered video footage allegedly shows McKee walking in the alley near the Tepe’s residence. (Columbus Police Department / Instagram)

He will next be extradited to Franklin County, Ohio, and is scheduled for a hearing there on Jan. 12, according to the Dispatch.

Police have not given a motive in the shooting.

Before his arrest, a surveillance video allegedly showed McKee, then unidentified, as a person of interest in the murders, after he was seen walking in an alley around the believed timeframe of the murders — 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. on Dec. 30.

Spencer and Monique Tepe were preparing to celebrate their five-year wedding anniversary. (Rob Misleh)

McKee and Tepe had no children together. 

However, she shared two young children with her husband, who were found unharmed in the home after police arrived.

Flowers are left outside the home of Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe, where the pair were found shot to death, Dec. 30, in Columbus, Ohio. (The Columbus Dispatch via USA Today)

McKee has active medical licenses in Illinois and California and graduated from medical school at Ohio State University, according to the Dispatch.

He also has family in Zanesville, Ohio, east of Columbus, the newspaper reported.