"Mutual Combat" Leads To Xmas Eve Murder/Suicide

"HARRIS COUNTY, TX - A 24-year-old man fatally shot his younger sister, called his mother and told her she'd been shot and then killed himself in north Harris County early Thursday, officials said.

"Jordan Williamson fatally shot his 22-year-old sister, Jessica Williamson, while in the living room of their family's home in the 22700 block of Earlmist around 4:15 a.m., Harris County Sheriff's homicide sergeant Greg Pinkins said. The two were the only ones in the house, investigators said.

"He then left the home, with several weapons that were recovered later, and after briefly eluding law enforcement pulled over and shot himself in the head with a rifle, the detective said.

"`We don't know why it happened yet,` Pinkins said. `There have been some problems between them.`

"Pinkins said investigators cannot rule out that the young man used the same weapon in both shootings.

"Some time before the shooting, deputies from Harris County Precinct 4 responded to a call at the home in which the siblings had argued, pushed and shoved one another and thrown household items.

"`It was a mutual combat thing,` said Pinkins, who emphasized neither of them sustained notable injuries.

"Pinkins was unsure what the two were arguing about, but investigators are looking into whether the young woman had a history of emotional or mental health issues that might have contributed to the disagreement escalating into violence.

"After the argument, Jordan Williamson left the home. Investigators do not know where he went.

"At some point, however, he returned to the house and shot his sister, Pinkins said. The young man then called their mother.

"`He told Mom she was dead,` Pinkins said. The mother called 911.

"After briefly failing to stop his vehicle for law enforcement, Jordan Williamson pulled over in the 22600 block of Aldine Westfield and shot himself in the head, Pinkins said.

"He later died at an area hospital.

"`Christmas is a time of memories,` Pinkins said. `This is going to be devastating for (the mother) to remember this every Christmas. She lost two children.`"

From the Houston Chronicle...

Couple Found Dead In RV Park

"DONNA, TX - A husband and wife in their 80s were found dead at a recreational vehicle park Monday, in what authorities are calling an apparent murder-suicide.

"The couple – whose names have not yet been released – both died of gunshot wounds, said Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino. Investigators believe the man’s to be self-inflicted.

"A property manager at the Palm Shadows RV park along Val Verde Road found the couple earlier today while checking in on their welfare, deputies said.

"Nearby residents said they did not know the couple well but believed the man had some type of terminal illness."

From The Monitor...

Couple Pronounced Dead At The Scene

"HAMPTON, VA - Police are calling the deaths of a man and woman inside a home in the 100 block of Michigan Drive an apparent murder-suicide.

"Officers who were called to the home at 12:05 a.m. today found the man and woman suffering gunshot wounds, police wrote in a news release. Paramedics pronounced them dead in the home.

"Their identities were being withheld until police could contact their relatives. The man was 34 and the woman was 28, according to police."

From HamptonRoads.com...

Murder/Suicide Disrupts Football Party

"BATON ROUGE, LA - A man and woman are both dead after an apparent murder-suicide in Geismar, according to Ascension Parish Sheriff's Spokesman Tony Bacala.

"A man apparently showed up at a house at 37346 Anderson Road around 9 p.m. where about 15-20 people were watching the Saints vs. Cowboy football game. The man asked for the woman to go outside with him, and he apparently shot her and then himself, Bacala said.

"Bacala says deputies found the bodies outside the house.

"Bacala also said the shooter is from Thibodaux and the victim is said to be from St. Gabriel.

"Ascension sheriff's deputies say they received a call about 26 minutes prior to the shooting from a caller who said they knew the man was going to shoot the woman and then take his own life."

From WAFB.com...

Man Shoots Wife, Dog Before Killing Himself

"CENTER TWP, PA — The deaths Thursday of a Center Township couple were a murder-suicide, Center police Chief Barry Kramer said Saturday.

"Kramer said police were called to 744 Bunker Hill Road around 12:40 p.m. Thursday, after a co-worker of Lucy Manning went to check on her because she hadn’t shown up for work.

"Looking through a window, the co-worker saw a foot, Kramer said, and called police. When police entered the home, Kramer said, they found Manning dead in her living room of a rifle slug wound to the head, along with her pit bull.

"Police then went into a bedroom in the house, and found Manning’s husband, William M. Moore, also dead of a rifle slug wound to the head.

"Kramer said family members said that the couple, in their mid-30s, apparently had been having problems recently, Kramer said.

"He said Moore had left a note in which he apologized for the killings.

"Kramer said there was no sign of a struggle in the couple’s home, which they had been renting, and it appeared that Manning had been killed first.

"Kramer said the couple did not have family in the area."

Source: Beaver County Times...

Love Triangle Ends In Walmart Parking Lot

"IDAHO FALLS, ID - A husband murders his wife's boyfriend at this Walmart parking lot after learning of an affair.

"Keith Matthias was a math teacher at Idaho Falls High School.

"`Dispatch received a call from Jennifer Matthias, that her husband had just killed someone in the parking lot,` said Sgt. Phil Grimes.

"Around 7pm Jennifer was having dinner with her husband. She told him about an ongoing affair with Jack Purcell, but after she left the restaurant, her husband followed her. She called her boyfriend for help, and parked at Walmart.

"Within minutes, her boyfriend arrived, and had a heated argument with her husband. But then, her husband got out of his car, and shot her boyfriend multiple times in the head with a revolving handgun. The husband then got back in his car, circled the truck, got back out, and fired one last bullet into Jack's skull.

"The husband then drove away, but was followed by Eyewitnesses who gave police his location.

"`He refused to stop... So officers performed a pit maneuver,` said Grimes.

"Once stopped by Hawthorne Elementary, Matthias didn't take long to make his final decision.

"`The car stops. Keith gets out of the vehicle with the handgun down to his side. One officer fires a tazer which has no affect. Keith is pacing around puts the gun to his head, and fires, that's all within about 20 seconds,` said Grimes.

"Matthias does not have a previous criminal record in Idaho."

From KIDK.com...

Doemstic Violence Leaves Two Dead In Colorado

"ALAMOSA, CO - Police responding to a call about an injured woman found two people dead at an Alamosa apartment complex Thursday afternoon.

"A resident of the apartments at 2303 Vigil Way called the Alamosa Police Department at approximately 3:20 p.m., saying that a woman had been injured and was in the office doorway bleeding. Officers and an ambulance arrived on the scene at about 3:25. Emergency medical technicians advised the officers that both of the people were dead.

"The coroner was called in and police secured the scene.

"A spokesman for the APD said the deaths appeared to be the result of domestic violence. He said the two were husband and wife, but they had been separated for a while. He said they died from gunshot wounds.

"The spokesman said the couple's adult children had been notified, but names of the deceased were being withheld until other relatives could be contacted."

From Alamosa News...