Police Climb Through Window, Find Bodies

"SPRINGFIELD, MA — Police identified the two people killed in a murder/suicide on Eddy Street as Ramonita Colon and Cristobal Gonzalez.

"The bodies of Colon and Gonzalez were found in a bedroom at 16 Eddy St. Monday morning after police went there to conduct a well-being check after a daughter had been unable to reach her parents over the weekend.

"Investigators believe Gonzalez shot Colon and then turned the gun on himself, said Springfield Police spokesman John Delaney.

"Delaney said the state Medical Examiner is scheduled to perform an autopsy shortly.

"The deaths occurred sometime over the weekend, Delaney said.

"The first officers arriving on scene found no activity at the house and no one answered the door, Delaney said. The officers could hear music coming from inside the home.

"They gained entry by climbing through a window and found the couple dead in the bedroom, he said."

From masslive.com...

Relative Finds Elderly Couple Dead

"WEYMOUTH, MA — The Norfolk County District Attorney's office is investigating an apparent murder/suicide that took place at a home in Weymouth Tuesday morning.

"Police responded to the home at 15 Dunbar Rd. at around 7:15 a.m., just after a family member who makes regular morning visits to the home arrived to find Elizabeth and Donald Coyne dead.

"Elizabeth, 81, and Donald, 83, suffered apparent gunshot wounds. Donald Coyne was found with a .25 caliber pistol that he owned at his side.

"While the crime scene investigation at the home has been completed, official results of an autopsy for both are still pending.

"The couple had lived in the house on Dunbar Road for several decades, and Weymouth police had no previous involvement with the family, according to a spokesman for the Norfolk County DA's office. The couple also had no known history of domestic violence, officials said."

From FOX Boston...

Bodies Found In Bathroom

"NEW BEDFORD, MA — A man and a woman were found dead late this afternoon in a South End apartment and authorities are investigating the deaths as a possible murder/suicide, according to a police source close to the investigation.

"The case marks the first homicide in New Bedford this year.

"Both bodies were found in the second floor rear apartment at 598 Brock Ave. about 4:30 p.m. today and the police source said it appears they had been dead for at least a day.

"`It didn't just happen, it could be a day,` the source added.

"About five people were escorted from the scene to be interviewed by police as possible witnesses, the source said.

"Angel Goode, who said she is the aunt of one of the victims, identified the dead man as Shariff Goode. The police source also confirmed the identification.

"The identity of the woman was not available tonight.

"Goode said her two brothers told her they found the bodies with gunshot wounds to the head, lying on top of each other in the bathroom.

"They had gone to check on Goode because he was not answering his cellphone, she said, adding the last time family members had heard from him was Monday."

Read more at SouthCoastToday...

Family Of Four Found Dead During Welfare Check

"ARLINGTON, MA — A married couple and their twin sons were found dead in a home on a quiet street in Arlington this afternoon by a police officer who had been asked to check on their well-being, said Middlesex District Attorney Marian T. Ryan’s office.

"The bodies were found around 12:07 [Monday] afternoon. The officer had been asked to perform the well-being check by a child caretaker, said Arlington Police Chief Frederick Ryan.

"The family has been identified as Scott Jones, 43, Mei Kum Jones, 43, both of Arlington, and their sons Colt and Cameron, who would have had their first birthday on November 26, said Ryan’s office in a release Monday evening.

"The home is on 45 Newland Road, near the Peirce Elementary School.

"Authorities released few other details but said they were not seeking any suspects and there was no threat to public safety."

Read more at boston.com...

Elderly Couple Pronounced Dead At Scene

"WORCESTER, MA — Police were investigating a possible domestic murder/suicide at 1 Thistle Lane where two people were found dead Thursday afternoon, according to police.

"Police said a 42-year-old man called them around 4:30 p.m. and when officers arrived he met them outside and informed them that his mother and stepfather appeared to be deceased inside the home.

"Upon entering the townhouse-style home, police discovered a 71-year-old female and a 70-year-old male, both of whom were unresponsive. A paramedic arrived and pronounced the pair dead about 4:30 p.m., according to a press release.

"Police identified the couple as Ellen and Vincent Maher and both lived at 1 Thistle Lane."

Read more at telegram.com...

Body Of Shooter Found After SWAT Standoff

"SWANSEA, MA — Two people are dead after a standoff situation that had a number of local and Massachusetts State Police officers in Swansea for more than three hours Sunday night.

"Witnesses reported hearing gunshots at 6 p.m. at a home on 375 Stephen French Road. When police arrived, they found Mitchell Stevenson, 37, of Tiverton, R.I., shot to death in a car. Witnesses told police the shooter went into the home.

"SWAT teams later found Christian Wilson, 43, dead inside the home from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

"There were no other people in the home at the time, and no one else was involved, according to police.

"The incident ended shortly before 10 p.m., with police vehicles exiting the scene."

From WCVB.com...

Police Decline To Identify Shooter

"WORCESTER, MA — Police today identified the victims of an apparent murder/suicide on Lamar Avenue as Donna Zollo Pisarczyk, 47, and Israel Gonzalez, 42.

"Mr. Gonzalez was a Worcester State University police officer.

"The bodies of the victims—a boyfriend and girlfriend, according to police—were discovered by police officers on a well-being check shortly before midnight Friday. Police said the couple died from apparent gunshot wounds.

"Police, while terming the deaths an apparent murder/suicide, did not identify which of the two fired the gun.

"Police were called to the house at 16 Lamar Ave. about 11:30 p.m. Friday. A woman had called police worried because she hadn't heard from her friend. Police headed to the home to check.

"Officers found a side door unlocked and, once inside, they found the dead man and woman."

More at telegram.com...

Police Suspect Murder/Suicide

"WORCESTER, MA — Police are calling Monday morning's shooting that killed a woman and her ex-boyfriend at 47 Hadwen Rd. a possible murder-suicide.

"Police released the identities of the man and woman on Tuesday afternoon.

"The woman was identified as 37-year-old Glomerys Martinez of Worcester. Martinez was a trial court officer at the Suffolk Superior Court and was identified by her co-workers on Tuesday morning. Previously she worked as an associate court officer in Worcester since 2006.

"The male was identified as Douglas Youmans, 50, of Worcester. The State Department of Corrections confirmed that Youmans was a corrections officer in Gardner. He was hired on Jan. 5, 1986.

"According to police, Youmans and Martinez had a child together and Youmans was her ex-boyfriend. The child is currently in the care of a family member.

"Police report that the incident took place in the enclosed front porch of the building, and a tenant discovered the bodies around 7:18 a.m. on Monday. Police were called to the scene and Martinez and Youmans were taken to a nearby hospital, where they were later pronounced dead.

"According to police, a motive for the shooting is still under investigation."

From masslive.com...

2 Dead, 1 Injured After Domestic Incident

"SPRINGFIELD, MA — Police say a shooting early Friday morning was a domestic related murder/suicide.

"Springfield Police Capt. Thomas Trites says that around 1:30 Friday morning, 27-year-old Anthony Brown allegedly broke his way into a home at 108 Wellington Street in Springfield, where the mother of his children, 26-year-old Julie Treadwell, lived.

"Brown was met at the top of a flight of stairs where he was met by a 28-year-old unidentified man.

"Trites adds that Brown and the other man got into a struggle at which time Brown pulled out a gun. The other man was able to break free and jump out a window when Brown shot him once as he lept then a second time when the man reached the ground.

"Brown then allegedly went into the apartment, shot and killed Treadwell, before turning the gun on himself.

"The male victim suffered a gunshot wound to his arm and shoulder, and was taken to Baystate Medical Center where he is expected to survive."

From WGGB...

Killer Dad Had No Criminal Record

"OXFORD, MA — An Oxford man shot his two young children, killing one of them, and then killed himself Saturday night, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early said.

"Daryl Benway, 41, and his daughter, Abigail, 7, were found dead on the second floor of their home at 128 Main Street.

"Owen Benway, 9, was found shot in the kitchen and taken to UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center in very serious condition, Early said. He had been shot in the head.

"`It doesn't get much worse than this. It is a horrible scene,` said Early.

"Daryl Benway was separated from his wife, Kelleen, who came to the house after the shooting and saw the police cruisers and news crews.

"Early said no restraining orders had been filed and Benway had no criminal record. The couple separated three or four weeks ago."

From WCVB...

Police Find Pair With "Obvious Gunshot Wounds"

"HOPKINTON, MA — A Hopkinton man killed his wife then turned a gun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide today, authorities said.

"Todd Vogel , 43, and his wife, Lori Levangie, 40, were found dead inside their home on 141 Hayward Street from `obvious gunshot wounds.`

"Police were called to their Hayward Street home shortly before 9 a.m., for a report of two unconscious people, and found two dead, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said.

"Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone held a press conference today where he announced the `tragedy.`

"Vogel was called a popular local electrician, according to neighbors."

From BostonHerald.com...

One Cop Dead, One Cop Injured In Botched Murder/Suicide

"BEVERLY, MA — A Hamilton Police Sergeant was found dead on Friday night after he became the main suspect in the shooting of another police officer.

"Beverly Police were called to Enon Street before 6 p.m. on Friday after reports of a person being shot near the Eastern Bank. When they arrived, they found off-duty Beverly Police Officer Jason Lantych suffering from serious injuries outside of Starbucks.

"In a Friday night press conference, Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett alleged that Hamilton Police Sergeant Ken Nagy shot off-duty Beverly officer Jason Lantych and then fled the scene. He asked for the public's help finding Nagy, calling the police sergeant armed and dangerous.

"The shooting prompted a statewide manhunt for Nagy which eventually ended back at the scene. Nagy was found dead inside his car just before 11 p.m. Friday night. The Essex District Attorney's office confirmed Nagy died in an apparent suicide.

"Investigators do believe Nagy and Lantych knew each other, but would not comment on details surrounding the altercation.

"Lantych underwent surgery on Friday night. His condition is unknown."

From FOX 25...

Death At The Grocery Store

"WORCESTER, MA — A Worcester man shot and killed his ex-girlfriend outside a grocery store before he drove home and turned the gun on himself Monday night, police said.

"Police were called to Compare Foods at 644 Main St. at about 6:45 p.m. They found Belinda Torres, 40, suffering from two gunshot wounds to her head. She was taken to U-Mass Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

"Witnesses said that a man waited outside Compare Foods for Torres. As she walked out of the store, they said, he shot her two times. Police immediately surrounded the apartment of the victim's ex-boyfriend, Jose Soto.

"After police obtained a search warrant for Soto's apartment, they entered and found him dead, having suffered an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head, police said.

"Police said Torres also had an active restraining against Soto."

From WCBV...

Pair Found Dead At Castle

"HAVERHILL, MA — Two people were killed in an apparent murder suicide at a park in Haverhill on Wednesday, a source told WBZ-TV.

"When investigators left the scene at Winnekenni Castle just before six o’clock Wednesday evening, they took with them the cars that earlier this afternoon were surrounded by crime tape. They are the same vehicles that were spotted by the groundskeeper’s young son and one of his friends around one this afternoon.

"Inside, were the dead bodies of a man and a woman.

"The larger park is a big draw for locals, even in the winter.

"`Normally you have people walking around, you know, with their dogs and people take their horses up here,` explains Haverhill’s Wayne Laplante. `I come up and take bird pictures all the time. It’s usually a nice place to come up to.`

"The cars where the bodies were found were two Volkswagens, one with license plates from Connecticut, the other from New Hampshire.

"There was an infant’s car seat in the back of one of the vehicles but investigators offered no details about whether or not a child was present at the time of the incident. A spokewoman for the Essex District Attorney’s office will say only that there is no threat to the general public."

From WBZ-TV...

UPDATE:

01/12/2012 — Police suspect wife was shooter...

Four Dead After Family Dispute

"CAMBRIDGE, MA — A retired Bedford cop shot and killed three people in his Cambridge home last night and later turned the gun on himself, according to authorities, in what prosecutors called a horrifying end to a simmering family dispute.

"`This is another horrific example of domestic violence,` Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone said at a press conference last night. `We know there were disputes leading up to this—nothing leading anyone to believe anything of this magnitude would occur.`

"Leone announced a manhunt for John `Jack` Brosnahan, 67, but a short time later, about 10 p.m., authorities found a car matching the 2011 Toyota Camry he was driving parked at a boathouse on Soldiers Field Road in Brighton. Police recovered a body found in the Charles River late last night that the district attorney’s office identified as Brosnahan.

"Leone declined to identify the three people found dead in Brosnahan’s Grove Street home, but he said all were adults."

From BostonHerald.com...

Suspicious Fire May Be Attempted Murder/Suicide

"LAWRENCE, MA — A woman was killed and a man seriously injured in a fire Friday in what officials are calling a murder suicide at a senior housing complex in Lawrence...

"The fire broke out before 11 a.m. at the Rita Hall complex at 490 Hampshire St. and was contained to one unit.

"`They knocked the fire down. There was not a whole lot of fire, but there was a good amount of smoke and heat. In the process of doing that, they came across the victim,` Lawrence Fire Department Chief Jack Bergeron said.

"Officials said the woman was in her 50s. Police are investigating the incident as a murder suicide, but did not indicate which of the fire victims may have been the assailant, according to NewsCenter 5's Michele McPhee.

"`A man found outside was suffering from burns,` Lawrence Police Department Chief John Romero. `We believe those injuries were from the apartment. We believe he was in the apartment.`

"He was taken by medical flight to a hospital in Boston. Neither of the victims' names have been released.

"`The woman is not on the lease. Perhaps, it may be a relative of her who was on the lease,` Romero said.

"Residents were temporarily evacuated to the Lawrence Senior Center.

"`I live on the second floor, and someone knocked on my door and alerted me,` one resident said.

"The cause of the fire is under investigation."

From WCVB...

Massachusetts Skill Saw Massacre

"PLYMOUTH, MA — According to emergency broadcast reports, Plymouth firefighters and police responded to a call around 10:25 p.m. Monday night at a residence where they found a `non-viable victim` and another victim suffering from a femoral artery cut.

"The victim suffering from the femoral artery cut was transported to Jordan Hospital in Plymouth with critical injuries. He later died from his injuries.

"According to WHDH, police are ruling the incident an apparent murder/suicide. The man met police at the door of the home with a skill saw and proceeded to injure himself, WHDH said. His wife and their two dogs were found dead.

"State Police detectives and Plymouth police spent several hours gathering evidence at the residence which was surrounded with crime scene tape.

"An investigation into last night's incident continues."

Source: Plymouth Daily News...

Shooter Chickens Out After Killing Wife

"WAKEFIELD, MA — A Wakefield man is set to be arraigned later today after authorities say he fatally shot his wife at their home.

"David McCall, 72, called 911 at about 8:15 a.m. to report a murder-suicide at his 493 Lowell St. home, said Cara O’Brien, a spokeswoman for Middlesex District Attorney Gerard Leone.

"McCall’s wife, Elaine, 69, was taken to Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, O’Brien said. She added she was shot once in the chest.

"David McCall was arrested at his home, O’Brien said. He is scheduled to be arraigned on a murder charge in Malden District Court.

"O’Brien said officials are investigating whether the suspect sustained any injuries.

"Police have never been called to the couple’s home for any issues, O’Brien said."

From the Boston Herald...

Janitor Finds Bodies

"MALDEN, MA — Two people were found shot dead yesterday in a high-rise apartment building downtown, authorities said.

"A janitor conducting a check of a seventh-floor apartment at 36 Dartmouth St. discovered the bodies of two people in separate bedrooms, with obvious gunshot wounds, Middlesex District Attorney Gerard T. Leone Jr. and Malden Police Chief James Holland said yesterday.

"`The incident appears to be isolated and should not be cause for local, [or] greater public, concern,` their statement said.

"The names, ages, and gender of the victims were not released.

"Autopsies will be conducted by the office of the chief medical examiner.

"Neighbors said that two men in their 60s or 70s lived in the apartment.

"`They were very pleasant,` said one neighbor, who lives on the seventh floor, but declined to give her name for safety concerns. `But they kept to themselves. They’ve been here for years.`"

From boston.com...

Mother's Plan Goes Up In Smoke

"QUINCY, MA — The mother of an 8-year-old Quincy boy has been charged with first-degree murder after firefighters found the boy unresponsive in their apartment while a hibachi grill burned nearby.

"Li Rong Zhang, 39, was arraigned Friday in her room at a Boston area hospital, Police Chief Paul Keenan and Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey said at a press conference at the Quincy police station. Zhang was hospitalized after firefighters found her and her son, Brandon Yang, unconscious in their 19 Yardam Lane apartment in the Germantown section of the city.

"They said firefighters had to force their way with a crowbar into the bedroom, where the boy and his mother were. A bureau was blocking the door.

"Police said there was a wok or hibachi grill in the center of the room. The grill was lit but nothing was cooking on it. Yang was found on a bed and Zhang was on the floor.

"The boy was pronounced dead at Quincy Medical Center on Thursday afternoon.

"Keenan said investigators believe the mother may have been attempting a murder-suicide.

"Yang’s 16-year-old brother first alerted authorities after coming home to find his mother and brother unconscious."

Source: PatriotLedger.com...