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Naked suspect arrested in Washoe Valley shooting death
Rene, Nevada – Washoe County Sheriff’s deputies apprehended a man suspected of shooting two men Sunday afternoon in Washoe Valley, killing one of them and injuring another in the U.S. 395 area. The shooting happened at around 12:30 p.m. near northbound U.S. 395 and Bellevue Road in Washoe Valley. One man was killed in the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )12-year-old Boy Dies After Accidentally Firing Gun
HAMMOND, Ore. — A 12-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself Sunday in the western Oregon town of Hammond, police said. Warrenton police said a bullet from a .22-caliber pistol struck and killed Austin Matschiner. The gun used in the shooting belongs to his family. The sixth grader died in his room Sunday morning, medical [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Family Questioning Shooting Death of Former Soldier
Corpus Christi, Texas – A Sinton family is questioning an officer involved shooting that took the life of 28 year old Sylvester Villasana Saturday evening.Several witnesses at the scene told 3 News the man was holding a cellphone up to his ear. Police say the man had a knife in his hand. Capt. Tim Wilson [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Man killed by police was carrying BB gun
Oakley, California – A 37-year-old suicidal man shot and killed by Oakley police officers Saturday night was carrying a BB gun that looked like a real Smith & Wesson handgun during the standoff, according to investigators. The shooting happened about 7:50 p.m. when Oakley officers found Alan Openshaw near Lois and Mallard lanes after he [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Man fatally shot had pointed gun at nightclub security guard
Fort Worth, Texas – A 23-year-old man who had been thrown out of an east Fort Worth club was fatally shot by one of the owners early Saturday after reportedly pointing a gun at an unarmed security guard. Police said Monday that they will consult with the Tarrant County district attorney’s office to determine whether [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Police Investigating Homicide in Allentown
Allentown, PA – Police in Allentown are investigating their third homicide of 2009. It took place at about 2:15 Saturday morning, at a parking lot in the 1100 block of South Spring Garden Street. Police say they were responding to the report of a gunshot, when they found a man - 35 year old Joseph Botz, of Allentown [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Murder now the charge in Sumter baby’s death
Sumter, SC – In the wake of a 1-year-old’s death from gunshot wounds Monday, Sumter police said Tuesday the suspect they are looking for will be charged with murder. The father, Cabrall Archie Sr., 26, who was holding the youngster, had multiple chest wounds and remains hospitalized in critical condition, police said. The incident happened [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )22-year-old Man charged in shooting death over argument at a bar
PABLO, Mont. — A 22-year-old Idaho man is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a member of the Salish Kootenai College national championship basketball team. Juan C. Aldana Villanueva, of Post Falls, Idaho, is charged with killing 21-year-old Tim Wolfe after an argument at a bar in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, late Friday [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Neighbor charged in woman’s death
Evergreen, Montana – An Evergreen man arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 42-year-old woman was charged Monday with deliberate homicide. Baron James Foster, 47, is accused of using a 9 mm handgun to shoot his neighbor, 42-year-old Michele Miller, in the head late Friday after an argument escalated into violence. Miller and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Man’s shoot death ruled accidental
Lyles Station, IN – A Lyles Station man was died on Friday after shooting himself with his own handgun, investigators say. Pedro Alvarez, 31, who resided on West Railroad Lane in Lyles Station, apparently had been firing the gun earlier at his residence with a friend, according to Gibson County Coroner Barrett Doyle. Alvarez was [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Father, Son Found dead in apparent murder-suicide
GARLAND, Texas ― Neither a Sachse family nor Garland police know what motivated a father to shoot his 10-year-old son and then commit suicide. Their bodies were found Friday morning near Firewheel Golf Park in Garland. Police say they may never know why 37-year-old Matthew Knapp, an outwardly stable family man with no known legal [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Altercation results in shooting death
Shorter, Alabama -An altercation that began at a club in Shorter, on May 8 led to the shooting death of Adarius Woods. According to Macon County Sheriff David Warren, 28, Willie Oliver, who lives on Robin Lane in Shorter, was allegedly involved in the altercation with Woods at the club. At approximately 12:45 a.m. on [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Man turns in self in shooting death investigation
PORT LAVACA, Texas – One of the men possibly involved in Wednesday’s shooting death of Joseph Martinez turned himself in Friday. The man was not arrested, but was interviewed, said Port Lavaca Police Chief John Stewart. Martinez, 26, of Houston, was shot in the neck about 10:33 p.m. Wednesday at the top of a staircase [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Wesleyan Student Shot to Death in Cafe by stalker
A student at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., was shot to death at a campus cafe on Wednesday, the university’s president said. The president, Michael S. Roth, said the gunman was still at large. The student, Johanna Justin-Jinich, class of 2010, who was from Timnath, Colo., was killed at her job at the Red and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Couple, toddler son found shot to death in apparent murder-suicide
ORANGE, Calif. — A couple and their toddler son have been found shot to death in their Orange County apartment in an apparent murder-suicide, police said Wednesday. An apartment manager who hadn’t seen the family in several days called police, who arrived Tuesday afternoon to find a 44-year-old man, his 42-year-old girlfriend and their 2- [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )3 jailed, 4th man sought in shooting death of a teenager
Rome, Georgia – Three people have been arrested in connection with a brutal robbery Wednesday on East 19th Street that led to the death of a Cedartown teenager, but police were still searching late Thursday for the alleged gunman. A warrant for murder was issued Thursday for Bryan Edward Williams, 39, of Rome, aka David [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Detroit police seek suspects in shooting death of man, 78
Detroit — Police are searching for suspects in the death of a 78-year-old man who was shot Wednesday while driving on the city’s west side. About 3:30 p.m., the man was in a car near Fenkell and Linwood when a white van pulled up alongside him and shot at the driver’s side, said Sgt. Eren [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Suspect in string of robberies is fatally shot by police
Chicago, IL -Police began to notice a pattern, matching the robber to 25 possible holdups, and planned a mission. They cast a net over several miles, using dozens of officers to try to catch the robber in the act. About 7 a.m., a Chicago detective and an FBI agent were patrolling their sector when they [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )14-year-old girl shot dead by 16-year-old boy at home
West Frankfort, IL – Charges have been filed in a West Frankfort shooting death. Austin Sandefur, 16, faces two counts of first degree murder for the death of Elizabeth Obrecht. Obrecht, 14, died Tuesday night after being shot at a home on West 7th Street in West Frankfort. In court documents, authorities allege Sandefur shot [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Argument over girl led to shooting death of 16-year-old
BELLEVILLE, Ill. — Authorities say two 18-year-olds have been charged in the drive-by shooting of a 16-year-old Cahokia boy. DeShawn Bell of Centreville and Travon Watson of Cahokia were each charged Friday with first-degree murder in the death of Kenneth Allen. O’Fallon Police Capt. Eric VanHook says an argument over a girl may have led [...]
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