Police Stop Slasher From Hanging Himself

"SCHUYLER, NE — A 41-year-old man faces two felony charges after a stabbing and attempted suicide early Sunday morning in Schuyler.

"According to the Colfax County Attorney's Office, Amauri Herrera-Alvarez of Schuyler, formerly of Florida, was charged with attempted first-degree murder and use of a weapon to commit a felony following the incident around 2:15 a.m. Sunday at a Schuyler apartment building.

"Schuyler Police officers responding to the incident at 511 W. 12th St. saw Herrera-Alvarez attempting to hang himself from a tree on the property, but were able to intervene by cutting the rope.

"Inside one of the apartments, they found a 34-year-old female with multiple stab wounds to her throat lying in a pool of blood. The woman was conscious, but unable to communicate, according to the county attorney’s office. Her name hasn’t been released, pending notification of family members.

"Herrera-Alvarez and the female victim were transported by Schuyler Rescue to CHI Health Schuyler hospital and later taken by helicopter to an Omaha hospital."

From the Schulyer Sun...

Mother & Son Found Dead In Home

"OMAHA, NE — Early autopsy results show that a 54 year old Omaha woman died from blunt force trauma to the head and her 18 year old son from carbon monoxide poisoning. The bodies of Maureen Flanagan and her son Cooper were found last Wednesday inside their west Omaha home. A friend checking on their well being found mail stacked up outside the home and called law enforcement.

"Douglas County investigators say Maureen Flanagan’s body was found in the basement of the home and Cooper was inside a vehicle in the attached garage.

"Authorities have still not confirmed this is a murder/suicide however did state that the public is not in danger and they are not looking for suspects. The investigation continues."

Source: Nebraska Radio Network...

Dad, Daughter Found Dead In Home

"BURWELL, NE — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating an apparent murder/suicide after a two-year-old and her father were found dead in Burwell.

"The bodies of 31 year old Christopher Melling and two-year-old Aimee Melling were found on Tuesday afternoon.

"Officers broke out a window to enter the home on 624 E. Street to conduct a welfare check.

"Concerned neighbors reported no recent activity at the home. A single firearm was discovered at the scene.

"Autopsies have been scheduled for later this week in Gibbon.

"Garfield County Attorney Dale Crandall tells News 5 that this could be his first homicide case in his 35 years on the job."

From khastv.com...

1 Dead, 1 Critical After Doggie Dispute

"LINCOLN, NE — A 28-year-old Lincoln man clings to life at a local hospital after being shot four to six times as a dispute about his dog turned violent.

"The suspect, 40-year-old Scott Brus, appears to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

"Lincoln Police Chief Jim Peschong said during a news briefing this morning that Brus fled the scene after shooting Isaac Durr several times. Lancaster County deputies followed in a slow pursuit. Brus drove into an alley, ran into two parked cars, then wrecked his 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix on a utility pole. Three deputies approached the car. Brus was pronounced dead at the scene of a single gunshot wound to the head.

"Durr is listed in stable, but critical condition at a Lincoln hospital.

"Peschong said Brus confronted Durr, a neighbor, about his dog. Brus had a history of complaining that the dog defecated in his yard and barked too loudly. The heated words turned violent.

"`It’s really disappointing that someone would think that a dog defecating in someone’s yard that they had to result to pulling out a handgun and shooting someone as a result of it,` Peschong said."

Source: Nebraska Radio Network...

Witnesses Say Gunman Found Dead

"FREMONT, NE — A woman is in the hospital and a manhunt is over after witnesses say, the suspected gunman was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot after an alleged domestic dispute.

"It happened around 8:30 p.m. near 1st and Union in Fremont.

"Witnesses say the two involved were in a relationship.

"Police say the suspect shot the woman in the face and fled the scene. She was taken to the hospital. No other information has been released on her condition.

"Shortly after the shooting call, police evacuated the area because they believed a gunman was on the loose.

"They now say the suspect is `no longer a threat,` but have yet to confirm he is deceased.

"The Omaha Police helicopter assisted in the search. Witnesses hear from police that thermal imaging equipment spotted the gunman behind the house where the initial shooting happened. They say he was found dead."

From WOWT.com...

Chase Ends In Killer's Suicide

"GRAND ISLAND, NE — Grand Island Police have released more details about a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of two people in Grand Island Monday morning.

"Antonio G. Rodriguez, 33, and Margarita Rodriguez, 43, died Monday in what police are calling a domestic disturbance.

"A press release Tuesday from the Grand Island Police Department says police were sent to 212 N. Grace at 4:57 a.m. Monday on a domestic disturbance report, where they found Margarita Rodriguez in the entryway with gunshot wounds to her head and left leg.

"She was transported to Saint Francis Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 7:18 a.m.

"At approximately 7:42 a.m., Grand Island police officers began a pursuit of the suspect, Antonio Rodríguez, the estranged husband of the victim. The pursuit began at Potash and Diers Avenue and ended on Highway 281 between Highway 30 and the Old Highway 30 overpass.

"Antonio Rodriguez died of a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound. No other shots were fired.

"The Grand Island police department is continuing the investigation into the death of Margarita Rodriguez."

From nebraska.tv...

Man And Woman Seen Fighting Before Murder/Suicide

"LINCOLN, NE — Lincoln police said a man shot a woman to death and then killed himself.

"Officers arrived to an apartment building at 3608 Huntington Avenue around 7 p.m. to investigate a shots fired call when they learned another shot was fired.

"Police said a witness went to a neighbors after hearing a second shot. That same witness spotted a man and woman fighting in the area.

"Police believe it was a murder-suicide but have not yet released the names of the two people found inside the apartment."

From KETV.com...

Stabbed While They Slept

"WAHOO, NE — The deaths of three rural Ithaca residents were due to murder-suicide.

"On Monday afternoon, Saunders County Attorney Scott Tingelhoff reported that Toni Hindman, 45, used a knife to kill both her daughter and her husband before turning the blade on herself.

"`We have conclusive evidence that all three victims died of knife wounds,` said Tingelhoff.

"The bodies of Hindman, her 47-year-old husband, Tim, and 12-year-old daughter, Ardena, were found in their rural Ithaca home on Feb. 20 by firefighters responding to a fire call at the home.

"According to Tingelhoff, final toxicology reports were still pending. However, he said enough corroborating evidence has been found to determine roughly what happened.

"Research logs on the family’s computer show that someone in the home had been researching medications for depression and methods of suicide.

"Additionally, purchase records showed that Toni Hindman had purchased the six-inch hunter’s filleting knife she used in the killings on Saturday, Feb. 19.

"Although he did not have a complete chronology of the incident, Tingelhoff said that the investigation has determined that all of the deaths occurred sometime between late Saturday night and the early hours of Sunday morning.

"Tingelhoff said that Timothy and Ardena Hindman were both killed in their beds. Toni Hindman then moved to the living room area of the home, where she appears to have intentionally set the fire. She then turned the knife on herself.

"No suicide note has been found. However, Tingelhoff said that interviews with family members indicated that Toni Hindman may have been depressed.

"While he was unaware of any immediate stressors, Tingelhoff noted that the couple did lose a three-year-old daughter, Jessica, to cancer about five years ago.

"`In talking with the family, that was a great loss,` said Tingelhoff."

From omahanewsstand.com...

Strangler Hangs Himself

"EAGLE, NE — Sheriff's officials say a Lincoln woman was suffocated by her boyfriend at his Eagle home on Thursday or Friday, and that the boyfriend then committed suicide.

"Cass County Sheriff's deputies found the bodies of Steven G. Wright and Jamie L. Korbelik-Gibson, both 35, while on a check welfare call to Wright's home at 2081 N.
226th St. outside Eagle.

"A statement released Saturday evening by Cass County Sheriff William C. Brueggemann said Wright and Korbelik-Gibson were in `an intermittent relationship` and that `domestic violence was involved resulting in the death of (Korbelik-Gibson) via suffocation at the hands of Wright.` The statement said Wright later hanged himself.

"Korbelik-Gibson's address is listed as 1400 Old Farm Road in Lincoln. A spokesman for BryanLGH Medical Center confirmed that Korbelik-Gibson was a hospital employee.

"Brueggemann said the investigation remains ongoing."

From JournalStar.com...

Missing Couple Turns Up Dead

"ALLIANCE, NE — The Alliance Police Department is investigating what appears to be a murder/suicide. A press release from Alliance Chief of Police John Kiss states that on January 12, 2011 at approximately 4:30 P.M., officers from the Alliance Police Department were dispatched to 1817 Nebrado, Alliance, Nebraska. It had been reported that residents of that address had failed to show up to work and their co-workers were concerned about their welfare.

"When officers arrived at the address it was discovered that both residents identified as Paul Pursley, age 43, and his wife, Lisa Pursley, age 22, were deceased. While autopsy results are pending, the investigation is continuing.

"The Alliance Police Department in conjunction with the Box Butte County Attorney’s Office is investigating these deaths."

From KCSR...

Teen Gunman Injures Two In Attempted Murder/Suicide

"OMAHA, NE — A high school student at Millard South High School [Web site] in Omaha, Nebraska killed himself after shooting his principal and an assistant principal on Wednesday.

"The shooting started at around 1 in the afternoon inside the high school. The gunman, 17-year-old Robert Butler Jr., first shot Principal Curtis Case, then Assistant Principal Vicki Kaspar.

"About half an hour later, the police found Butler dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a red Honda Accord in the parking lot.

"According to reports, Butler was the son Omaha Police Det. Robert Butler. They believed the teenager used his father’s Glock.

"Butler’s last status update on Facebook said, `Everybody that used to know me I’m sry but Omaha changed me and (expletive) me up. and the school I attend is even worse ur gonna here about the evil (expletive) I did but that (expletive) school drove me to this. I wont u guys to remember me for who I was b4 this ik. I greatly affected the lives of the families ruined but I’m sorry. goodbye.`"

From theNewsChronicle.com...

Ex-Con Stable After Botched Murder/Suicide

"OMAHA, NE — Homicide detectives say a 47-year-old Omaha man fatally shot his girlfriend, a graduate of Amherst High School, before attempting to kill himself Saturday while parked in a car near 72nd and L Streets.

"Officer Jacob Bettin, a police spokesman, said Sunday that Rita J. Eckhout, 35, of Omaha was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspected gunman, Mitchel L. Hadan, was reported in critical but stable condition at Creighton University Medical Center.

"The incident occurred about 5:40 p.m. Saturday. An Omaha police officer, thinking a motorist needed assistance, stopped his cruiser and approached a sports car that was stopped on the ramp from 72nd Street to eastbound L Street.

"The officer spoke with Hadan, who was behind the wheel. On his way back to his cruiser to position it to divert traffic, the officer heard two gunshots.

"Hadan has a long criminal history and served nearly 10 years in prison for robbery, two counts of theft, attempted third-degree assault on a peace officer and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony. He began his sentence in March 1997 and was released in September 2006.

"The Eckhout family was aware of Hadan’s criminal background. Nathan Eckhout said he was `pretty worried` about his sister’s safety.

"`I don’t know what to say about this right now,` he said. `We’re still pretty much in shock.`"

Source: kearneyhub.com...

Sunday Night Slaughter

"OMAHA, NE - Detectives said a man shot a woman to death and then killed himself in their northwest Omaha home on Sunday night.

"Corina Barry, 29, and Carlos Johnson, 35, were discovered midday Monday in a home near Lake Cunningham at 8945 N. 78th Ave., Circle.

"Investigators learned that Johnson had a domestic violence assault conviction on his record from 2003 in an incident involving Barry.

"Johnson was restricted from owning a firearm. The weapon used in the murder-suicide was registered to Barry, investigators said."

From KETV.com...

SWAT Team Finds Bodies

"CALLAWAY, NE - The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating an early morning murder-suicide in Callaway.

"According to a press release, just after 1:30 a.m. Tuesday the Custer County Sheriff's Office received a call that shots had been fired at a home about 9 miles southwest of Callaway.

"The 911 call was made by a woman at 77930 Drive 420 who said her husband, Richard L. Malcom, 63, had been shot, her nephew, Jarod M. Malcom, 33, was armed with a shotgun and she was hiding in the house.

"The Sheriff's Office requested the assistance of the Nebraska State Patrol.

"Before troopers and deputies could arrive on the scene, the woman called her son who lives nearby. He arrived and the woman and her son fled unharmed.

"Troopers and deputies responded and set up a perimeter around the property. The Nebraska State Patrol's Special Weapons and Tactics, or SWAT Team, was activated.
Upon their arrival at the scene, numerous attempts were made to contact the two men believed to be remaining on the property. In the early morning hours, SWAT Team members entered the house and garage area of the residence. Upon entry into the garage area, SWAT Team members discovered the bodies of two men.

"According to NSP crime scene investigators, Richard Malcom died from a gunshot wound to the head. Jarod Malcom died as the result of a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

"Autopsies have been scheduled on both of the deceased. The investigation into the incident continues."

From KearneyHub.com...

No More Christmas Cookies

"LINCOLN, NE - Lincoln authorities believe an 83-year-old man shot and killed his 82-year-old wife before killing himself in their home.

"Lincoln Police Capt. David Beggs says the bodies of Dale and Roberta Jones were discovered Monday by a family member and a home health care worker.

"Investigators believe Dale Jones used a handgun to kill his wife and himself. Police say medical and financial issues may have played a role in the shooting, but police did not say what those issues were.

"Neighbor Abby Hall says Dale Jones had recently had some health issues.

"Hall says the couple were great neighbors who were always generous with candy at Halloween and cookies at Christmas."

From WOWT.com...

"Missing" Couple Turns Up Dead

"Norfolk, NE - Investigators believe a rural Atkinson woman shot her husband, then herself.

"Nebraska State Patrol Spokesperson Deb Collins said the bodies of 71-year-old John Mack and his 56-year-old wife Beverly were found at their rural Atkinson home on Thursday.

"Collins said family members called local authorities Thursday to report the couple as missing. The family members indicated they hadn’t heard from the couple since May 25.

"Collins said local authorities checked the Mack’s home and discovered two notes outside of a bedroom in the home and two bodies in the bedroom.

"Collins said an investigation by the Nebraska State Patrol Crime Scene Response Team revealled that John Mack died from two gunshot wounds to the head. She said his body was found lying on the bed. His wife Beverly, whose body was found on the floor next to the bed, died from a single gunshot wound to the head. A .38 caliber revolver was found beneath the body of Beverly Mack.

"Collins said investigators believe Beverly Mack fired the shots killing her husband, and herself. Indications are the shootings occurred sometime between the late evening hours of May 26 and the early morning hours of May 27, 2009."

Source: KOLNKGIN.com...

Physician, Kill Thyself

"Omaha, NE - Omaha Police confirm that two people found dead in a house at 112 S. 50th St. near 50th and Dodge was the result of a murder-suicide. They have been identified as 71-year-old Robert Anderson and his wife, 63-year-old Karla. The preliminary investigation showed Robert Anderson shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself.

"Neighbors say Robert Anderson was a physician, and his wife Karla a long-time employee at the Nebraska Medical Center.

"Paramedics were called to the home around 10:30pm Sunday night and found a woman dead inside. They immediately called police. Officers found a man's body in the home as well, and set up a perimeter after believing someone was still inside the house. A SWAT team determined there was no one else inside."

Source: action3news.com...