"Random" Shooting At Rest Stop Claims Two Lives

"FRANKLIN, KY — A Spring Hill man was shot and killed Tuesday night in what appears to have been a random, senseless act of violence at a Kentucky rest stop just north of the Tennessee state line.

"After shooting 40-year-old Jamie Plymel point-blank, Kentucky State Police said James Roames, 39, of Hendersonville, Tenn., turned the gun on himself.

"Plymel was taken to the Medical Center at Franklin where he was pronounced dead. Roames was transported to Skyline Medical Center in Nashville where he also died.

"Although the investigation is ongoing, police believe the shooting was random. The men did not know each other.

"Police said Roames walked up to Plymel’s SUV parked at the Kentucky Welcome Center off Interstate 65 at 9:25 p.m. and opened fire. Several shots were fired, although it is unclear how many times Plymel, who was still seated in the driver’s seat, was hit.

"`We’re still going through the car,` Kentucky State Trooper Jonathan Biven told WBKO-TV in Bowling Green. `This investigation will continue going on, so it’ll be a while before we actually know a motive.`

"There is no security at the Kentucky Welcome Center, but the rest stop is staffed with maintenance workers 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

"Two workers inside at the time of the shooting heard the gunshots and called 911."

From wkrn.com...

Dead Man Found In Murdered Woman's Car

"LAFAYETTE, LA — The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office has confirmed that the car found at the Dubison Rest Area on I-49 north of Washington is the car reported missing from the home in Lafayette Parish where a woman was found murdered this morning.

"The woman was found dead inside of her residence on Lamas Circle. Deputies say this morning at 1:14am the Lafayette Sheriff's Office responded to the 100 Block of Lamas Circle in reference to suspicious circumstances. The caller advised he returned home from work and found the victim on the floor of the residence unresponsive and bleeding. Upon deputies arrival they found the victim a 46 year old female to have no signs of life, and the deputies observed obvious signs of foul play consistent with a homicide. The victim's vehicle a 2009 Mazda 3, blue in color bearing La. Lic SLS132 was missing from the residence.

"Deputies are working with state police to determine if the person found dead inside of the missing car had anything to do with this morning's homicide. According to state police, they are investigating the death of the man found inside of the car as a suicide."

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