Woman Survives Argument With Ex-Boyfriend

"BATON ROUGE, LA — Baton Rouge Police are investigating an attempted murder/suicide that happened just after 4 a.m. Friday morning.

"Police say they arrived at a house in the 4800 block of Doral Dr. and found a 31-year-old woman had been shot in the leg and 35-year-old Lamarcus Ray was dead from a self-inflicted gun shot wound to the head.

"Reports say the woman was an old girlfriend of Ray's and he shot her and then shot himself after having an argument.

"The woman was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

"The incident is still under investigation."

From wafb.com...

Murder/Arson Suspect Found Dead In Parked Car

"GREENSBERG, LA — A man, who authorities say was a murder suspect in his wife's death and responsible for arson of their home in Greensburg, was found dead in a rural area of East Feliciana Parish Friday afternoon.

"The Louisiana State Fire Marshall reported that Adren Allen, 48, had been identified as a suspect in the murder of his wife 39-year-old Marsha Allen. Adren Allen had eluded investigators for weeks, the Fire Marshall said.

"When investigators began focusing on Allen, he disappeared from the area.

"Authorities, however, learned more Friday as they received information that Adren Allen was hiding in a camp in a rural area along the Amite River in the Felixville community.

"Adren Allen's body was found in a parked vehicle that was registered to his wife. Investigators believe Allen committed suicide.

"On Oct. 11, investigators considered Adren Allen a suspect in the arson of his home on Hwy 1043 in Greensburg. His wife's body was within the `charred` remains of the home. An autopsy showed that she had died hours before the fire.

"Allen told investigators he left the home to buy livestock feed at a local store just before the fire had started. Investigators, however, were able to place Adren Allen at the home when the fire was in its early stage."

From nola.com...

Three Siblings Found Dead In Home

"NEW ORLEANS, LA — New Orleans police are investigating a murder/suicide in the Bywater neighborhood where police say a man killed his brother and sister then killed himself.
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"Police say they were called to a home 1016 Pauline Street between North Rampart Street and St.Claude Avenue around 3 a.m. Tuesday.

"They found three victims inside the home who had been shot and killed. Police say the victims are a 55-year-old Christopher Conrad, a 58-year-old Billy Conrad and 60-year-old Terry Fedoroff who are all siblings.

"The woman's husband went to the home around 2:21 a.m. When he did not get an answer at the door, he forced his way into the home and found the three victims dead inside the home.

"Police say Christopher shot Billy and Terry before turning the gun on himself. No other details into the investigation were released."

From wdsu.com...

Slasher, Victim Found After House Fire

"HARVEY, LA — Jefferson Parish authorities have identified the woman who was found stabbed to death inside a burning Marrero house Monday afternoon, in what they suspect was a murder and attempted suicide. Linda Honeycutt, 50, died of multiple stab wounds, said Dr. Gerry Cvitanovich, the Jefferson coroner.

"She and a man thought to be her boyfriend were found around 1 p.m. inside a house on 1705 Jutland Drive. Both were discovered when authorities searched the home after the fire. Honeycutt's body was toward the rear of the home, said Col. John Fortunato, a Sheriff's Office spokesman. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

"Authorities found Melvin Brooks Jr., 53, in the hallway, a knife wound to his neck and a knife under his body, Fortunato said. He was in critical condition Monday night at University Hospital.

"Authorities do not know Brooks' address, but investigators have been told that he and Honeycutt were dating."

From nola.com...

Botched Suicide Bid Follows Murder Of TV Personality

"ST. GABRIEL, LA — Baton Rouge television personality Scott Rogers was shot and killed inside his home in St. Gabriel, La. Wednesday afternoon. Investigators say they believe his son-in-law shot and killed Rogers and then turned the gun on himself, but survived.

"The alleged gunman, identified as 36-year-old Mathew Hodgkinson, was rushed to Our Lady of the Lake Hospital where he is listed in critical condition. Hodgkinson was also a producer of Around Town, a show Rogers hosted that airs on Saturday and Sunday mornings on WAFB-TV.

"`We have detectives at the hospital,` says Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi. `Hodgkinson is still alive. He's on a ventilator and he's sedated, but he's still alive at this time.`

"Deputies were called to the scene on 1045 Daisy Avenue at 12:40 p.m.

`"We received a call that shots were heard as somebody was entering the residence,` the Sheriff said. `On follow up, it was described as a murder/suicide scene and we're investigating it as a homicide until it's determined what we have here.`

"`It was determined that Scott Rogers was deceased and another male at the residence had received a shot to the head and was in critical condition,` said Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi.

"Hodgkinson is married to Roger's daughter, Stassi said. The sheriff said the home had been the scene of a `bunch of stress` in the past several weeks and had previously responded to calls at the home.

"`It's been topsy-turvy at this residence. We responded to a couple of calls. It's been a high stress environment for this family and looks like it culminated in this,` the Sheriff said."

Read more at WAFB...

UPDATE

09/04/2014 — Killer was victim's son-in-law and lover...

Shooter Dead, Victim Expected To Survive

"BATON ROUGE, LA — Police are investigating a deadly shooting involving a man and a woman that happened Wednesday afternoon in Baton rouge.

"The shooting happened at the St. Theresa Apartments on Winbourne Avenue near North 38th Street shortly after noon.

"Cpl. L'Jean Mckneely with the Baton Rouge Police Department says 56-year-old Darrow Davis shot a 54-year-old woman in the head and then turned the gun on himself. The woman is in serious condition at a hospital, but is expected to survive. Davis died at the scene.

"Police do not believe Davis and the woman were in a relationship and say details surrounding the shooting are still unclear.

"A woman who lives across the street from where the shooting occurred says she was on her way out to the store when she realized people were running in different directions.

"`With it being so close, guess you know we have got to continue to pray and be careful at all times because bullets don't have names on them,` said Vonda Jones."

From wafb.com...

"Drugs And Alcohol" Possible Motive In Shootings

"EROS, LA — A Jackson Parish couple was found dead in their home this weekend in an apparent murder/suicide.

"Early Saturday morning, Jackson Parish deputies responded to 965 Flat Creek Road after a child called 911 reporting gun shots.

"There, officers found James M. Smith, 50, shot and killed his girlfriend Amanda Gail Henderson, 32, then killed himself.

"Sheriff Andy Brown says the two had been living at this residence for about a year, and Henderson had three children in the house. One of those children made the 911 call. The children have been placed with relatives.

"Brown says drugs and alcohol could play a part in a motive. The bodies have been taken to Little Rock for an autopsy, although police say the causes of both deaths were evident. The investigation continues."

From KNOE.com...

Mom, Two Young Daughters Found Dead In Apartment

"WEST MONROE, LA — Police here believe a woman took the lives of her two young daughters then committed suicide.

"About 12:40 p.m. Saturday, West Monroe police investigated a call about an unresponsive person at Camellia Trace Apartments on 1616 Arkansas Road. Found dead were Katelin Dulaney, 26, and her daughters Adeleen Forbis, 4, and Laila Forbis, 3, authorities said.

"`From initial findings, it appears Katelin took the lives of her two children and then took her own,` Police Chief Jeff Terrell says in a statement. `All bodies have been sent for autopsies to Little Rock, Arkansas. Next of kin have been notified.`

"Pointing to stuffed animals placed outside the taped-off apartment door, neighbor Kimberly Walters said her children frequently played with Adeleen and Laila. She described Dulaney as `content,` saying she kept to herself but always watched her children closely. Dulaney’s girls liked to wear `pretty dresses` and play in the parking lot on their scooters, Walters said."

From theadvertiser.com...

Three Dead In Home Invasion Attack

"MORGAN CITY, LA — Two people sleeping inside an Assumption Parish house were killed this morning by an intruder who then took his own life, police said.

"Mark Massoletti, 52, and his son Micheal Massoletti, 23, were killed during a struggle that started just after 4 a.m. in the master bedroom of a home at 173 Felicia St., Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack said.

"William S. Powers Jr., 32, 170 Felicia St., entered the unlocked house and attacked the sleeping Mark Massoletti, Waguespack said, waking the elder man’s girlfriend.

"She ran to get help from Micheal Massoletti, who was sleeping in another room with his wife, who in turn ran to a neighbor’s house to call 911, Waguespack said. The three remaining adults struggled with their assailant. Mark and Michael were killed; Mark’s girlfriend was hurt.

"Powers then fatally shot himself with a small caliber rifle, Waguespack said.

"The Massolettis were cut, but the men’s cause of death will be determined in an autopsy set for today in New Orleans, authorities said. The two women suffered injuries that police describe as minor. They were being treated at a local hospital this morning."

From wwltv.com...

Gunman Fires As Police Approach Vehicle

"KEITHVILLE, LA — The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office confirms 2 are dead in an apparent murder/suicide Friday afternoon.

"CPSO spokesperson Cindy Chadwick says 39-year-old Gwennette Lynne Salley was abducted around 4:30 p.m. at gunpoint from her daughter's daycare in Stonewall by her husband, 43-year-old Michael Scott Salley, who reportedly jumped into the passenger side of the vehicle and forced her to drive.

"The DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office was notified of the abduction by a passerby who saw Mr. Salley with a shotgun getting into her 2013 Chevy Equinox. That motorist followed the vehicle into Caddo Parish, and more area law enforcement was notified.

"The search went on for about 2 hours before the SUV was found on Johns Gin Road off of Keatchie Marshall Road in Keithville. Officers followed the vehicle into a clearing, where the vehicle stopped.

"When officers got out and announced themselves, they say they immediately heard 3 shots.

"Both were found dead in the vehicle. Chadwick says the couple's child did not witness the abduction and was not in the vehicle at the time of the shooting.

"Earlier in the afternoon, the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed to [reporters] that Gwenette Salley had a protective order against her husband when she was taken. While Chadwick wasn't able to confirm whether the couple was still married, separated or divorced, she said they were known to have a history, and that this tragic incident is believed to have been the result of domestic violence."

From KSLA...

Firemen Suspect Bomb At Scene Of Murder/Suicide

"LAKE CHARLES, LA — The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating what appears to be a murder/suicide at a home on Dolphin Drive in south Lake Charles.

"Sheriff Tony Mancuso said at this time, the suspect has been transported to the hospital in grave condition but does still have a pulse. The victim's body was found inside the home.

"Mancuso said while containing the house fire, officials may have seen what looked like an explosive device. Fire crews are working on putting out hotspots from a distance until the Louisiana State Police bomb squad arrives and gives the okay.

"Mancuso said it is too early to say how the victim died, but early witness accounts indicate the suspect shot himself in his front yard after the victim died.

"The identities of the victim and suspect have not yet been released pending notification of kin."

From kplctv.com...

Family Members Find Bodies In Home

"BOSSIER CITY, LA — Bossier City police are now calling the deaths of a man and a woman found in their Glassell subdivision home late Thursday night a murder/suicide.

"Officers were called around 10:15 p.m. to a home in the 2400 block of Tulip Street after family members found the 2 unresponsive inside.

"Investigators say they had both been shot.

"Based on information and evidence at the scene, detectives with the BCPD Violent Crimes unit say it appears the man shot the woman and then shot himself. Bossier City spokesperson Mark Natale says a firearm was found at the scene.

"The names of the 2 have not yet been released, pending notification of family."

From WAFB...

Unidentified Couple Pronounced Dead At Scene

"NEW ORLEANS, LA — Cops say a man apparently murdered a woman and then killed himself in Gentilly.

"`Homicide Detectives are investigating a murder/suicide involving an unidentified male and female,` Officer Frank Robertson said in a news release. `The victims were discovered inside of a residence in the 2800 block of Fortin Street.`

"He says they were called to the home to check on the residents.

"`Detectives conducted a wellbeing check for the occupant of the residence. Once inside officers discovered the unresponsive victims on the floor of a bedroom. The female victim was possibly shot once while the male apparently died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the body. Both were pronounced dead on the scene.`"

From WWL.com...

Victim Had Restraining Order Against Killer

"DENHAM SPRINGS, LA — Authorities said the shooting reported Wednesday night is being investigated as an apparent murder/suicide.

"The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office reported the bodies of Aleria Cyrus Reed, 35, and her estranged husband, Marlon Reed, Sr., 38, were found inside their home just after 7 p.m. Investigators said they believe Reed shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself.

"Sheriff Jason Ard said deputies found the victims after being called to the 28000 block of Grand Turk Drive off Florida Boulevard, which is just outside the Denham Springs city limits.

"He added Marlon Reed, Sr. still lived at the home with the couple's two young children, but Aleria Cyrus Reed had been staying with family in Baton Rouge while the couple was separated and was at the home visiting her children when the shooting happened.

"According to Ard, there are no reports of deputies being called to the home for any domestic-related problems or acts of violence. However, reports indicate deputies found paperwork showing Aleria Cyrus Reed had filed for a restraining order against her husband, claiming domestic abuse. The protective order against Marlon Reed, Sr. was active.

"The Livingston Parish Coroner's Office is performing autopsies on the victims to determine the exact cause of death.

"The investigation is ongoing."

From WAFB...

Bodies Found During Police Response

"LAKE CHARLES, LA — Lake Charles police found two people dead in an apartment in the 100 block of Arlington Street on Wednesday afternoon.

"At approximately 12:13 p.m. on Jan. 8, officers responded to a call. Upon arriving at the address, they attempted to make contact with the parties inside but received no response.

"Officers made entry into the apartment where they found the bodies with apparent gunshot wounds.

"Investigators identified the deceased as Mia Katherine Trahan, 25, of Lake Charles, and Kody Todd Fontenot, 32, from Branch, LA.

"The investigation has revealed that a murder/suicide occurred in which Kody Todd Fontenot shot and killed Mia Katherine Trahan and then turned the weapon on himself."

From WGMB...

Slasher Lunges At Police, Gets Shot 29 Times

"METAIRIE, LA — Jefferson Parish deputies shot a man 29 times when he lunged at them with a knife over the weekend and say it appears to have been a case of `suicide by cop.`

"Sheriff Newell Normand released the details Tuesday morning of the Pier Street stabbing and shooting.

"The sheriff says his deputies responded to the 1300 block of Pier Street Saturday night after neighbors told them Noah Scott had stabbed his girlfriend to death.

"26 year-old Jessica Broussard died on the scene.

"Deputies found Scott inside the house and say he wouldn't drop the knife and kept telling deputies to shoot him.

"Scott was killed when deputies say he lunged at them.

"People in the normally quiet Metairie neighborhood were celebrating the Saints win Saturday night when they noticed 26 year-old Jessica Broussard stumbling from her boyfriend's house.

"`I tried to go to her. Her clothes were removed and she was bleeding really, really bad so I got a towel and tried to slow down the bleeding. There wasn't too much we could do for her,` said neighbor Keith Mercier.

"`The girl was screaming, he's stabbing me. She ended up on my front lawn and he was over her continuing to stab her.`

"Sheriff deputies quickly arrived and they say Broussard's boyfriend, 29 year- old Noah Scott walked back into the house. Deputies knocked on the door and they say Scott answered with a knife in one hand and a cigarette in the other.

"`All three officers were right at the entrance of the home. Scott was inside. Officers repeatedly asked him to drop the knife. Mr. Scott repeatedly asked the officers to shoot him,` said Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand.

"Sheriff Newell Normand says moments later, Scott ran toward deputies.

"`At that point in time, the three officers simultaneously fired what we believe is either 35 or 36 rounds,` said Normand.

"An autopsy later revealed Scott was shot 29 times.

"Sheriff Normand says both Broussard and Scott have a prior criminal history and he says last year both were involved in a domestic dispute incident."

From WVUE...

Four Dead In Shotgun Rampage

"HOUMA, LA — Police believe Houma resident Ben Freeman began his Thursday shooting spree by strangling his wife at their home [on Louis Drive]in Houma.

"Autopsy results indicated Denise Taylor Freeman of Houma died from asphyxiation and drowning. Her body was found in a bathtub inside the home late Thursday night. Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Jerry Larpenter said evidence points to Freeman as the killer and they believe Denise was his first victim.

"After killing his current wife, police believe Freeman then went to the Lockport home of Lafourche Parish Councilman Phillip Gouaux. Freeman was divorced from Gouaux's daughter Jeanne, who was not at the home.

"Once inside, police believe the shotgun-wielding gunman shot Phillip Gouaux in the throat, killed Gouaux's wife and shot his other daughter Andrea.

"The councilman was able to make the initial 911 call before he was rushed with Andrea to University Hospital in New Orleans. They are listed in critical, but stable condition.

"Immediately after, Freeman drove some 15 miles north to Raceland and the home of Bourgeois on the 2900 block of La. 308. Bourgeois was the CEO of St. Anne General Hospital since 1988 where Freeman worked as a registered nurse before being terminated in 2011, according to Webre.

"Inside the Bourgeois residence, police said Freeman killed Bourgeois with a close range shotgun blast. Bourgeois's wife Ann was also shot in the leg and is listed in stable condition.

"Parked along U.S. 90 sometime before 10:20 p.m., Freeman shot himself in the head with the same shotgun used in the slayings, police said.

"Court records illustrated a fractured relationship between Freeman and his ex-wife that she feared would turn violent."

From wwltv.com...

Suspected Shooter Had Record Of Domestic Abuse

"BATON ROUGE, LA — An investigation is underway into the shooting deaths of two people that detectives say was the result of an apparent murder/suicide.

"The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said it happened at the Pecue Mobile Home Estates in Baton Rouge around 12:30 p.m. Sunday. The mobile home park is located on Old Pecue Lane, which is just off Airline Highway.

"East Baton Rouge Parish Prison booking records show the suspected shooter in the murder/suicide was arrested on a domestic abuse battery charge in September. Deputies said they responded to what was described as a loud domestic dispute. Investigators added the deputies discovered two bodies inside a trailer when they arrived on the scene.

"`My office was called to the scene because of the two deceased victims in the home behind us, so we approached scene and did our investigation and it appears to have been a murder-suicide,` said East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr. William Clark.

"The woman has been identified by investigators as Brittany Rogers, 26. According to Clark, she died of a single gunshot wound to the chest. The man, who police believe was the shooter, is Sedric Richard, 39. Clark added Richard died from a gunshot to the head.

"According to booking records, Richard was arrested on September 25 for domestic abuse battery and was released the next day.

"Investigators also said the couple had children that were not home at the time of the shooting. They reported those children are now in the care of family members.

"The investigation is ongoing."

From wafb.com...

Woman Kills Mother, Dog Before Shooting Herself

"BATON ROGUE, LA —East Baton Rouge Parish deputies said a mother and daughter died in a Willow Grove Boulevard residence Tuesday afternoon in an apparent murder/suicide.

"Deputies say Karen Diamond, 47, shot and killed her mother, Eula Diamond, 84, and the family dog before shooting herself, Sheriff’s Office spokesman Savannah Williams said.

"The bodies were found when deputies received a phone call from a woman asking that they check on her friend, Williams said.

"When deputies arrived at 7812 Willow Grove Blvd. at about 2:20 p.m., they found the two women and the dog, Williams said.

"Parish Coroner Dr. Beau Clark said the two women died each from a single gunshot wound to the head.

"He said the bodies were found in a large room similar to a den on the first floor of the home.

"`It’s very tragic, very sad,` Clark said."

From The Advocate...

Dispute Between Father & Son Ends In Gunfire

"CARENCRO, LA — Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office has released the names of the two men killed in what they are calling a murder/suicide that occurred Sunday morning outside Carencro.

"Deputies responded to a report of gunshots in the 100 block of Nanoke Lane, in Lafayette Parish just outside the Carencro city limits.

"According to LPSO Public Information Officer Kip Judice, Harold Pope, 61, was shot and killed after a confrontation with his son, Jeremy Pope, 38. Judice said the younger Pope died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

"`From witnesses, we hear there was an ongoing dispute between the father and the son,` Judice said Monday afternoon. `The incident occurred at father's home, so the only thing we can surmise is that the son confronted father at his home, shot the father and then killed himself.`

"Deputies are not seeking any other suspects in the case."

From KATC.com...