"It'll Never Last"

"MARYSVILLE, WA — A boy targeted his school in a deadly gun rampage, killing one person and shooting several others in the head before turning the gun on himself.

"Witnesses said Jaylen Fryberg walked into the cafeteria at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Washington state and opened fire methodically without shouting or arguing.

"They said he was staring at his victims as he shot them at the school, 30 miles north of Seattle.

"As other pupils heard the shots they ran out of the cafeteria and building in a chaotic dash to safety while others were told to stay put inside classrooms.

"Marysville police commander Robb Lamoureux said Fryberg died of a self-inflicted wound.

"Three of the people who were shot had head wounds and were in a critical condition in hospital.

"Another victim, a 14-year-old boy, was listed in a serious condition.

"Many students described Fryberg as a happy, popular student, but social media accounts suggested he was struggling with an unidentified problem.

"On Wednesday, a posting on his Twitter account read: `It won't last ... It'll never last.`"

From breakingnews.ie...

Five Shot, Three Dead, No Motive

"NORCROSS, GA — Two women shot by a family member this week in Peachtree Corners continue to recover at Gwinnett Medical Center.

"Brandon Mclean opened fire on his mother, 57-year-old Betty Mclean; his aunt, 52-year-old Charlotte Longnecker; his 13-year-old niece, Kayla Serrano; and his 19-year-old nephew, Andre Mclean, before turning the gun on himself.

"Both teens died as did the 30-year-old gunman.

"Gwinnett Police released the 911 call Thursday made by Ted Longnecker, who was outside when he heard the gunshots. When he went inside to check on the commotion, he too was shot at but escaped.

"`I think he shot my wife dead… but I can’t get up there because he’s got a gun,` he told the 911 operator.

"His wife, Charlotte, was shot in the arm and her sister shot in the chest as Mclean fired through the bathroom door.

"Police still don’t have a motive for the shooting, but Longnecker says in the call that Mclean had been violent.

"`They was (sic) having a talk with him because he’s been violent… they’re trying to get him out of the house,` he says.

"Longnecker told [reporters] TV Mclean was unemployed and was living off his mother. The family is now displaced and has no money to bury the teens."

From wsbradio.com...

Manhunt Ends In Botched Suicide Of Killer

"MAYFIELD, KY — A Kentucky teenager was killed while trying to protect his mother from her estranged boyfriend, and the woman was abducted and later found dead in Ohio during a multistate police search, a sheriff said Friday.

"The suspect, Terry Froman, 41, of Brookport, Illinois, was taken into custody in the Cincinnati area and faced murder and kidnapping charges back in Kentucky, said Dewayne Redmon, the Graves County sheriff in western Kentucky.

"Froman suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital for treatment, he said.

"Froman's vehicle was stopped along Interstate 75 by Ohio authorities, who found 34-year-old Kim Thomas dead inside, the sheriff said.

"Earlier Friday, authorities found the body of her 17-year-old son, Michael E. Mohney, in the living room of his mother's home in Mayfield, Kentucky, while checking on Thomas after she failed to report to work, Redmon said. There were signs of a struggle, he said.

"`What we believe, apparently the son intervened and tried to protect his mother, and it cost him his life,` the sheriff said.

"The teenager suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and an autopsy was scheduled, said Graves County Coroner Phillip McClain."

Read more at Huff Post...

Struggle For Gun Injures Cop, Shooter On Life Support

"ESSEXVILLE, IL — A Sebawaing police officer was shot Thursday afternoon in Hampton Township.

"The shooting happened in the parking lot of the Bay County Juvenile Home, 520 W. Hampton Road, in the city of Essexville.

"Kunio Ouellette said he is not shaken by the shooting scare and believes his neighborhood is still safe, `It's been safe and I'm very confident that the employees there and the neighborhood here is just a wonderful place.`

"Sebawaing Police Chief William Owens said, `It's sickened me, I've known the officer since he was quite young.` The police officer was transporting a juvenile to the detention center around 1:20 p.m. when the juvenile grabbed the officer's gun, police said.

"Gerald Runde, chief of the Hampton Township Police Department, said the juvenile slipped the handcuffs off of his hand before struggling with the officer for his gun.

"The officer was shot in the right-hand and then the teenager shot himself, police said. The officers is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.

"The juvenile is on life support and in critical condition. Many neighbors in the area believe the incident was isolated and will not happen again."

From minbcnews...

School Shooter Found Dead In Bathroom

"TROUTDALE, OR — Police say a lone teen shooter armed with a rifle opened fire at Reynolds High School on Tuesday morning, killing one student and injuring a teacher.

"The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said the shooter is also dead and the situation has stabilized. Troutdale police told the Associated Press the shooter likely committed suicide.

"Multiple sources indicated the student who was killed was Emilio Hoffman, a freshman soccer player at Reynolds. Police have not confirmed that Hoffman was the victim.

"He was found in the locker room.

"Police said they found the male suspect slumped on a toilet in a bathroom but couldn't see what was happening with him. Police spokesman Sgt. Carey Kaer said police used a robot with a camera to investigate and discovered the suspect was dead and that he likely killed himself.

"Multiple students told [reporters] that physical education teacher Todd Rispler, 50, was grazed by a bullet, but was still able to walk.

"`Today is a very tragic day for the city of Troutdale and the Reynolds School District,` said Troutdale Police Chief Scott Anderson. `The student has died. I'm very, very sorry for the family.`"

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Teens, Cop Dead In Unusual Murder/Double Suicide

"WINDERMERE, FL — A police officer was fatally shot on the weekend in central Florida.

"Officer Robert German, 31, was killed Saturday after stopping two teenagers along a road in Windermere, a town of 3,000 about 24 kilometres west of Orlando.

"The bodies of the teens, 18-year-old Brandon Goode and 17-year-old Alexandria Hollinghurst, were later found a short distance away.

"Authorities say the teens apparently committed suicide.

"German had called for backup after stopping a young man and woman on foot shortly before 4 a.m. on Saturday, investigators said.

"German, 31, reported his location and was found lying on the ground when a deputy arrived at the scene, Orange County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Jane Watrel said.

"`He just said he was doing a subject stop and then all the tragic events unfolded,` Watrel said."

Read more at The Star...

UPDATE:

03/27/2014 — Girl left scathing suicide note to mum...

Passerby Witnesses Shooting Death Of Teens

"PHOENIX, AZ — Phoenix police say a teenage boy shot and killed his ex-girlfriend before taking his own life Friday.

"The victim has been identified as 16-year-old Anastasia `Ana` Greer and the gunman as 15-year-old Matthew Bolton.

"Police responded to a home on West Villa Linda Dr., just west of 40th Dr., around noon Friday after receiving reports of gunshots.

"`When they arrived on scene they discovered the body of a male and female who were deceased from apparent gunshot wounds,` Phoenix police spokesman Tommy Thompson said.

"A man who ended up witnessing the murder/suicide, as he drove by the house it happened in front of, said he initially thought the situation was a joke.

"`I heard a scream and I saw a young girl running from a young man, him chasing her, and I thought simply two kids playing,` said Henry Gano.

"Gano said he quickly realized it was no game when he heard gunshots.

"`Then I noticed the gun in his hand,` said Gano. `And, he was both hands firing at her.`"

Video and more at KPHO...

Armed Teenager Shoots Himself During SWAT Standoff

"HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO — Deputies are now investigating the deaths of a woman and a teen-age boy as a murder/suicide following a standoff at a Highlands Ranch home Friday night.

"`We're investigating it as a murder/suicide,` Dep. Chad Teller, spokesman for the Douglas County Sheriff's Department. `We believe this is an isolated incident and that it was family related.`

"One woman was killed and a second woman was injured Friday night at a home in Highlands Ranch. The male teen-ager was also found dead, Teller said.

"The dead woman's boyfriend told [reporters] that she was the teenager's mother and that an argument over his medication preceeded the shooting.

"The boyfriend said the injured woman was the dead woman's oldest daughter. She injured her back jumping out of a window to escape.

"Investigators have not released the identities of the two dead people.

"Douglas County Sheriff's deputies and SWAT were called to Old Stone Drive and Fox Hunt Circle before 8 p.m. after a report of a shooting, according to Ron Hanavan, Douglas County sheriff's spokesman.

"A barricade situation followed until about midnight and a juvenile male was reported to be holed up in the house. The suspect did not fire a weapon at SWAT team members and the officers did not fire upon the house, Teller said.

"Deputies tried in various ways to communicate with the armed party, but received no response. It's not known when the teenager was shot or how it happened."

Read more at the Denver Post...

Mom, Teens Found Dead In Home

"WEST PALM BEACH, FL — Police said a woman sent her ex-husband and other family members an email this morning saying that she was going to `do harm` to herself or family members.

"The ex-husband called police as he approached the home at 212 Pershing Way, West Palm Beach at 8:06 this morning, according to police spokesman Sgt. Dave Lefont.

"Inside the house, police found three dead bodies: an adult woman and two teenagers, a boy and a girl.
Police would not say how they died but did say it appeared gunshots were involved.

"Police would not identify the dead, but records state the house was owned by Jennifer Berman. She lived there with her teenage children, Alexander and Jacqueline.

"Police are interviewing Jennifer’s ex-husband, Richard Berman, but they say they don’t think he’s a suspect in the deaths. The couple was married in Miami in 1992, and their divorce was finalized on Dec. 5, according to court records.

"Police said there was no forced entry."

Read more at the Palm Beach Post...

Death In The Friend Zone

"PINE ISLAND, MN — Two college freshmen from Minnesota were found fatally shot inside a Pine Island home Monday in an apparent murder/suicide, according to police.

"Olmsted County Sheriff's deputies responded to a home on 6948 100th Street North at around 4pm after getting a call from one of the victims' relatives.

"When officers entered a heated shed on the property, they came upon the body of 18-year-old Kayla Jill Koranda. Lying nearby they found Nicholas Roecker, 19, who was clinging to life.

"Roecker was rushed to Mayo Clinic Hospitals, where he died a short time later, according to officials.
Olmsted County Sheriff David Mueller told the Minneapolis Star Tribune a handgun used in the suspected murder/suicide was recovered at the scene.

"The 19-year-old victim, who lived at the house with his family, attended the University of Minnesota- Duluth, while Koranda was a student at the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis.

"Sheriff Mueller told MailOnline over the phone Tuesday that it appears the victims were just friends and not a couple.

"According to a statement from the sheriff’s office released to MailOnline this afternoon, the two deceased were classmates at Lourdes High School—a Catholic institution in Rochester. Koranda and Roecker were also Facebook friends."

From miaminewsday.com...

Father And Son Found Dead In Apartment

"ESSEX, VT —Police are investigating a murder/suicide involving a father and his teenage son.

"Police say the call came in just before 2 p.m. Wednesday. And within the hour, an Essex apartment on Carmichael Street was crawling with police.

"The incident was initially reported to police as a suicide, but when investigators went inside, the details grew even more grim with the discovery of a second body.

"`Responding officers found a middle-aged male and a teenage male deceased inside the apartment,` Essex Police Chief Brad LaRose said.

"Police have now identified the dead as Ludwig `Sonny` Schumacher, 49, and his son, Gunnar, 14. Investigators say Sonny killed his son, and then hanged himself. A friend discovered the bodies and called police.

"Sonny Schumacher was a former lieutenant colonel with the Vermont Air National Guard, a career that started in 1989. He was an F-16 pilot who rose through the ranks to become the director of operations for military support. He left the guard in 2011.

"Police say Sonny was going through a divorce and his son, Gunnar, was living with him at least part time. Gunnar was a student at Essex High School.

"`School officials have been informed of the incident and measures will be in place to respond to students and staff's needs tomorrow and in the days to come,` said Chief LaRose.

"Police estimate the murder-suicide likely happened more than 24 hours ago. But they're not saying what prompted the violence."

From WCAX...

UPDATE:

01/25/2014 — Wife of shooter was held in psych hospital against her will...

Stolen Guns Found With Dead Teens

"SOUTH JORDAN, UT — Two young boys found dead in the basement of a home in the Daybreak neighborhood a week ago died in a murder/suicide, police said Friday.

"An autopsy determined that Taylor Wheeler, 12, died of a single gunshot wound and Dayton Gessell, 15, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

"But what South Jordan police still could not answer Friday, was whether the shooting of Taylor was an intentional act.

"`At this point we don't know if it was intentional or accidental, that's part of the investigative process,` said South Jordan Police Sgt. Sam Winkler.

"Taylor and Dayton were found dead inside a home at 4781 W. Pine Canyon Way on the evening of Nov. 15. Neither boy lived in the house. Three teens, including two brothers who live at the home, were also in the basement at the time — a 16-year-old and two 14-year-olds.

"Three guns were recovered from the house. Winkler said the guns had been reported as stolen that day. One of the weapons was used in both shootings. Winkler declined to say where the guns were stolen from.

"`That's part of the investigative process,` he said.

"Questions about why the boys had the guns or what they planned to do with them were also still being investigated Friday."

Read more at ksl.com...

Two Dead After Teen Goes On Shooting Rampage

"SPARKS, NV — A popular school teacher and veteran of the Afghan conflict was shot dead after trying to halt a playground shooting rampage by an armed teenage boy who then killed himself.

"Two other boys were injured as screaming children fled for their lives from Sparks Middle School in a suburban community on the edge of Reno in western Nevada just before morning bell on Monday. After the latest school shooting to rock America, Michael Landsberry was described by police as a `hero` for his attempts to persuade the gun-toting student to put his weapon down.

"The `shooter-suspect`, who was aged 13 or 14, had pulled out a pistol and shot at least one of the injured boys at about 7:15am when Mr Landsberry rushed out of a nearby building, witnesses said.

"The mathematics teacher, 45, a military veteran who served two deployments in Afghanistan and leaves a widow and two step-daughters, approached the boy and urged him to put the gun down.

"But the student shot him dead and continued firing. He killed himself before police arrived, although officials did not initially confirm his wounds were self-inflicted."

Read more at The Telegraph...

Teens Found Dead In Home

"PRATTVILLE, AL — Two 19-year-old males were found dead in a Prattville home in what police are now calling a murder/suicide. Police responded to the scene last night after the parents of one of teens discovered the bodies.

"Prattville Police Chief Mark Thompson says the two teenagers were friends. They graduated last year together from Prattville Christian Academy.

"He says they do not know why one of them would turn on his friend, kill him and then kill himself.

"Police Chief Mark Thompson says Warren stabbed Owen in the neck. He says there was no sign of a struggle. Thompson did not release how many times the two were stabbed and did not indicate if drugs were involved.

"`It was determined last night it was a murder/suicide, but it was confirmed in the autopsy report,` says Thompson.

"Thompson says police have not found any notes or anything online to indicate why Warren killed Owen. Thompson says he's determining this case closed."

From wncftv.com...

Teens Found Shot In Back Yard

"HARVARD, IL — Two teens are dead after an apparent murder/suicide this morning at a home in far northwest suburban Harvard, police said.

"Harvard police responded to a disturbance at about 1 a.m. today in the 1000 block of Apple Valley Road, according to a press release. Responding officers heard a gunshot in the area and found a 17-year-old girl and a 19-year-old man unresponsive in the backyard of the home near Apple Valley Road and 10th Street.

"Harvard police identified the two people who died as Jacqueline Flores and Miguel Andrade.

"Flores sustained wounds to her head in an altercation before being found outside a neighbors home, police said. Andrade was found with a wound to his head and a .22-caliber revolver near his body. Flores died at the scene while Andrade was taken to Harvard Mercy Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.

"The couple had a prior relationship, and police were investigating the incident as a presumed murder/suicide.

"The investigation found that an altercation occurred at a neighboring home, where authorities think the girl had been injured, according to the release."

Read more at the Chicago Tribune...

Suspected Slasher Found Dead In Basketball Court

"BALTIMORE, MD — Baltimore City Police believe a 19-year-old man shot and killed himself after killing a 16-year-old girl.

"Police Sgt. Eric Kowalzczyk told reporters late Friday that investigators believe Shaquille Anthony slashed the throat of 16-year-old Diamond Williams.

"He then went to a basketball court in Northeast Baltimore where he shot himself to death.

"Williams was discovered behind a beauty salon in the 3300 block of Liberty Heights Avenue at around 1 a.m. today.

"She was taken to Sinai Hospital where she later died.

"Kowalczyk said police received the call about Anthony's death about 15 minutes later.

"Kowalzcyk added that Williams and Anthony knew each other, but he could not describe the nature of their relationship."

From WBAL...

One Dead, Two Injured After Family Disagreement

"CHARLESTON, WV — A teenage girl is dead, another teen is wounded and an elderly man is seriously hurt after an apparently botched murder-suicide on 225 Keystone Drive, just south of Yeager Airport, at about 7:30 p.m. Friday.

"Roy Roger Pittman, 69, killed his 15-year-old adopted stepdaughter with a shotgun blast to the chest and shot his 18-year-old adopted stepson in the upper leg Friday evening after a family dispute, according to Kanawha County Chief Deputy Mike Rutherford.

"When police arrived at the scene and ordered Pittman to put his weapon down, he turned the 12-gauge shotgun on himself and `shot himself in the face,` Rutherford said.

"`They were having a family disagreement, and he shot his adopted daughter inside the house... then he walked next door to where his adopted son was and shot him,` Rutherford said. `He then went to the back porch of his residence and, when he was ordered to put down the weapon, he shot himself in the jaw.`

"Pittman was alive and being treated at CAMC General Hospital late Friday. The stepson was being treated for his leg wound.

"Pittman's wife, and the mother of the two children, made the 911 call after hearing the gunshots, Rutherford said."

From the Charleston Gazette...

Teen Parents Found Dead In Apartment

"GREENVILLE, SC — A young couple died in a murder-suicide Wednesday night, according to the Greenville County deputy coroner.

"Investigators say a woman called 911 about 11:30 p.m. to report she had found two people with gunshot wounds in an apartment on Gilbert Court.

"Erith Moreno Carillo, 19, was pronounced dead on scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to Deputy Coroner Barry Wright. Mary Frances Rose Guthrie, 18, was pronounced dead at Greenville Memorial from a gunshot wound to the head, Wright said.

"Wright said Carrillo was the shooter.

"The couple's 3-month old daughter was inside the apartment, Wright said. The child was taken into protective custody.

"Wright said Carrillo had a case pending that had not yet gone to trial of criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature. Carrillo was accused of pointing a gun at Guthrie and telling her he was going to kill her.

"Wright said family members on both sides knew the couple had a highly volatile relationship."

From wyff4.com...

One Teen Dead, One Critical After Attempted Murder/Suicide

"MARION, NC — Investigators are still sifting through the facts of what occurred on Roberta Street Tuesday night that left one teen dead and another clinging to life.

"`We feel pretty strongly this was a murder/suicide attempt, but we haven’t completely verified that scenario,` McDowell County Sheriff Dudley Greene stated late Tuesday night.

"As of Wednesday, 16-year-old Abraham Isai Valadez, of Sixth Street in Marion, was in critical condition at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, having suffered a gunshot wound to the head.

"His friend, 18-year-old Daniel De Jesus Umana-Escobar, of Tunnel Road in Marion, died at the scene, having suffered a gunshot wound to the torso. His body was sent for autopsy in Winston-Salem.

"Capt. Shanon Smith of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office said detectives found a handgun at the scene.

"`We have no information to suggest that anyone else was involved other than these two individuals,` Smith stated. `We are not ruling anything out, but we are not actively pursuing any suspects at this time.`"

Source: hickoryrecord.com...

Teens Found Dead In Home

"IMMOKALEE, FL — The Collier County Sheriff's Office says two teenagers found dead in Immokalee late Wednesday night were likely involved in a murder-suicide.

"Deputies received a call of a possible shooting in the 200 block of N. 6th Street just before 11 p.m.

"When they arrived at the scene, they found 18-year-old Coby Martinez Deleon and 17-year-old Natalia Trejo dead.

"Deputies say the bodies were in a small room off a rear bedroom of the house.

"They say Trejo was curled up in a fetal position with a gunshot wound to the right side of her head.

"Deleon was nearby. He also had a head wound, according to depties, and was slumped against a wall with a black handgun on the floor between his legs.

"Family members say the two had been dating for about a year and were living together in the home with Deleon's grandmother.

"Last night, Deleon's grandmother said she heard the couple arguing when she heard a loud `bang` come from the room.

"She reportedly told them to stop arguing and she was going to get Deleon's mother, who lives in close proximity to the scene of the crime.

"His mother and her husband went to the house to find out why the couple was arguing. That's when they found the bodies and called deputies."

From nbc-2.com...