Deaths End Domestic Dispute

"BALTIMORE, MD - Baltimore County Police are investigating an apparent murder suicide at a business.

"It occurred shortly before 1 p.m. Friday at Keary Advertising in the 7200 block of Rolling Mill Road near the Eastpoint Mall.

"Baltimore County Police spokesman Bill Toohey said 45-year-old Dennis Leon McLaughlin of Halethorpe walked into the business and shot the owner of the company, 59-year-old Wayne Lee Keary.

"McLaughlin then went outside and shot himself. He died at Bayview Hospital.

"Detectives remain at the scene.

"Toohey said the killings were the result of a `domestic dispute.`

"The company is a direct mail advertising firm."

From WBAL.com...

Never Argue With A Drunk

"MANATEE, FL - A domestic argument turned into attempted murder and suicide late Thursday night, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office reported.

"A couple who lived together and have a child were arguing about 11:50 p.m. The woman was wanting the man to move out of the house in the 4100 block of 62nd Street West, Bradenton.

"The 49-year-old man, whose name was not released pending notification of next of kin, was drinking, and got his firearm and loaded it.

"The woman, 43, and her two children, ages 19 and 12, ran out of the house and across the street.

"The man chased them, caught up to them and shot the woman twice. The victim and the children ran eastbound from the residence and called 911.

"The man ran back towards the house.

"The victim was transported to Bayfront Hospital in critical but stable condition, according to the sheriff's report.

"Upon arrival, deputies were told that the suspect was in the residence. The house was surrounded. A short time later, law enforcement officers found the man dead in the residence with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head."

From BradentonHerald.com...

Two Dead, One Injured In Showroom Murder/Sucide

"Cathedral City, CA - Two men are dead and another wounded in an apparent murder-suicide this morning in a Cathedral City rental car showroom, police said.

"The shooting occurred at 10:29 a.m. in the showroom of Luxury Rent-A-Car in the 68300 block of East Palm Canyon Drive when a gunman opened fire, said Lt. Glen Haas of the Cathedral City Police Department.

"There is a preliminary motive, but Hass declined to comment further because the investigation is ongoing.

"`The evidence at the scene and the interviews lead us to believe that the shooter was probably one of the fatalities,` he said."

Source: Los Angeles Times...

Death On The Back Porch

"SEBRING, FL - Highlands County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a 911 call at 4401 Shamrock St. just after 10:30 a.m. Thursday morning after two dead bodies were apparently discovered at the residence.

"Located just east off of Thunderbird Road, records from the Highlands County Tax Appraiser's Office show that the house is owned by James (Jim) L. Guy. According to one witness at the scene, there was a possible murder-suicide inside the 1,200-square foot, gray, ranch-style house.

"When contacted at 1:15 p.m., Capt. Randy Labelle of the HCSO would say nothing other than that there was a death investigation under way at the house and that deputies were awaiting a search warrant so they could begin their investigation.

"Sheriff Susan Benton said that standard practice after a scene is secured for the safety of deputies and victims is for everyone to back off until a search warrant is obtained before any evidence is gathered.

"Ralph Levingston [said] he saw the bodies of Guy and his girlfriend on the screened-in back porch of the house. Levingston also reported seeing a small pistol on the floor near Guy, who had a wound to the head.

"Levingston also reported seeing the unidentified girlfriend on her knees with her face in the chair on across the room, and blood on the floor.

"Levingston [said] that he had known Guy for 15 to 20 years, and was heading over to the house to see why Guy had missed an 8 a.m. meeting to go get a sailboat in Okeechobee.

"`We were going to bring his sailboat back to his house so he could sell it,` Levingston said.

"`I didn't go into the house. I just saw them from outside the screen porch, about eight feet from the door,` he added.

"Levingston had no idea why the deputies were seeking a search warrant."

From newssun.com...

"Money Was Running Out"

"QUEENS, NY - A Manhattan diamond merchant — who was suffering business and health problems — shot and killed his 78-year-old wife in their bed today and then turned the gun on himself, sources said.

"Police were alerted by co-workers when Morris Green, 76, failed to show up at his Fifth Avenue office.

"They went to Green’s apartment on 196th Place in Fresh Meadows, Queens, where’s he lived with his wife Charlotte for more than three decades.

"Police obtained a key from a neighbor, went inside and found the couple shot to death in their bed. A .38 caliber handgun was also found in the bed, sources said.

"Green had obtained the licensed gun because of security concerns related to his jewelry business.

"Investigators said Green’s business took a downtown along with the economy and he apparently decided to take his own life rather than face the bleak future.

"`Money was running out,` one source said.

"Investigators and neighbors also said that both Green and his wife, a writer, had serious health problems and mounting medical bills.

"But others who knew Green refused to think he had killed himself and his wife.

"`No! There was no way he could ever be involved with something like that,` said Tim Kaziu, 47, maintenance man in the Greens’ building. `He’s a wonderful man. Always joking and always laughing.`"

Source: New York Post...