A Michigan radio host was murdered on Friday after he and his family were savagely attacked in their home.

A Detroit, Michigan, radio news anchor was killed in an attempted murder-suicide at his home, the station said on Friday.

57 year old Jim Matthews was found dead at his Chesterfield Township residence on Bayview Drive around noon on Friday. 

Three other victims, including his two children, were at the home and have been hospitalized according to report.

Police said a 35 year old woman who escaped the home with her 5-year-old daughter, flagged down a driver and called 911. When officers arrived, they found the body of an adult man in the home as well as a 10-year-old boy who was bound and in a closet.

Township Public Safety Director Brian Bassett told the BBC that the boy was suffering from blunt force trauma and is hospitalized in critical condition. 

The woman appeared to have been suffering from multiple stab wounds and was taken to the hospital in critical but stable condition, Bassett said. The 5-year-old girl is stable.

Bassett said that the suspect, a 54-year-old man, was located in the basement of the home suffering from a self inflicted wound. He is in stable condition at the hospital, according to the director.

Authorities said the suspect knew the victims and frequently visited the home. On the morning of the incident, he was "welcomed into the home," Bassett told reporters. 

The director said they are still trying to determine what happened.

"There appears to be some relationship. The suspect was frequently at the home. We’re still investigating what the relationship is between all the parties," he said.

Bassett said the incident appears to be an "isolated tragedy" and there is no danger to the community.

Police declined to release the names but the BBC identified Matthews as one of the victims. He worked as an overnight anchor at the Detroit-based AM radio station for nearly seven years.

He would often speak with his co-workers about his love for his two children, and their adventures at school," the station said in a tweet. "He loved delivering the latest news to his listeners, and was incredibly dedicated to WWJ and the broadcasting industry. There have been many tears shed in our newsroom today and Jim will be greatly missed."