Female Shooter Shakes Quiet Neighborhood

"Suffolk, VA - Suffolk police are calling a weekend shooting that took the lives of a man and a woman in the quiet Riverview neighborhood a murder-suicide.

"Jeanette Brabrand, 57, and Paul Bamberg, 53, were both found dead inside the home they shared in the 600 block of N. Broad Street Saturday evening. Both suffered from gunshot wounds.

"Police believe that Brabrand shot and killed Bamberg before turning the gun on herself, according to Suffolk spokeswoman Debbie George. Bamberg was found in the study at the home, and Brabrand’s body was in the bedroom when police arrived.

"Police were called to the home at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday by a woman who said she believed there was a problem at the residence. George said Saturday that the woman had given specific reasons as to why she thought there was a problem, but the spokeswoman declined to say what those reason were.

"There was no sign of forced entry at the home when police arrived. Brabrand had last been seen at 11 a.m. that day."

From The Suffolk News-Herald...

Grisly Discovery In Suspicious Vehicle

"BLOOMINGTON, IN – The deaths of two LeRoy boys and their father, missing since March 8, are being treated as murders and a suicide, according to the McLean County sheriff's office.

"Duncan Connolly, 9, and Jack Connolly, 7, were found dead in Putnam County about 5 p.m. Sunday. The sheriff's office said the boys' father, Michael, was also found dead.

"`Many people are overwhelmed with sadness and pain,` said McLean County Sheriff Mike Emery. `Friends and classmates of Jack and Duncan are in shock and disbelief that such a horrible crime could have been committed.`

"Authorities issued an Amber Alert for the boys after their father failed to return them after a custody visit.

"Emery said in a press release that Putnam County deputies were sent to investigate a suspicious vehicle in a remote area of the county about 5 p.m. Sunday. They found that the vehicle belonged to Michael Connolly and that he was a fugitive in the parental abduction investigation in McLean County.

"Emery said he and members of the Connolly Task Force arrived in Putnam Couinty about 6 p.m. The bodies of two young boys matching the descriptions of Jack and Duncan were found in the back seat of the vehicle, he said. A body matching that of Michael Connolly was found about 60 feet west of the vehicle."

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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."

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More Florida Bloodshed

"JENSEN BEACH, FL — Martin County Sheriff’s Office detectives say an 85-year-old man shot his wife several times, then turned the gun on himself about 4 p.m. Saturday.

"The bodies of the couple were found by a caregiver, who told detectives they had suffered from a number of medical problems, according to a report released Monday by Rhonda Irons, Martin County Sheriff’s Office public information officer.

"Investigators said the husband and wife were in their home in the 2500 block of Northeast Mildred Street. Jeannette Euart, 77, had been shot multiple times, while Norton Euart, 85, had a single gun shot wound. The bodies have been turned over the Medical Examiner’s office for an autopsy."

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Fiasco In Florida Leaves Three DEAD

"LARGO, FL — Sheriff's deputies this morning discovered three people dead and one seriously injured at a home where neighbors recalled past trouble.

"`We all know of them,` said next-door Sandra Vecchio. `Police have been here before.`

"Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies responded to 7983 Shadow Run Dr. about 6 a.m. when they learned of a person threatening suicide, said Sgt. Jim Bordner. When deputies arrived, one woman said she was seriously injured. Three bodies were found inside.

"Vecchio said four or five people lived at the home, and she believed they were renters. She said all were adults, including a mother and a 19-year-old son.

"Neighbor Rhoda Crouse said she and her husband heard two pops around 11 p.m. Sunday, but thought it was a car backfiring. They went back to bed.

"`I heard them fighting last week, going crazy,` Crouse said."

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