Shots Fired On Quiet Street, One Dead, One Critical

"ROYSE CITY, TX — A deadly case of domestic violence poured out onto a quiet street in Royse City Friday morning. A Navy veteran was killed and his wife is struggling to survive after being shot several times.

"Royse City police say the husband, Scott Arthur Croop, 39, shot his wife, Kara Elizabeth Croop, 33, multiple times before killing himself on the street outside their suburban home.

"Police Chief Jeff Stapleton said dispatchers received reports of multiple gunshots outside a home on 429 Cookston Lane at 9:05 a.m. When they arrived, Mr. Croop was dead in the middle of the street. Stapleton said Mrs. Croop was also found shot outside the home. She was taken to Baylor Medical Center in critical condition.

"Lisa Canterberry, the Garland-based attorney who represented Kara Croop, said Mrs. Croop had filed for divorce in November. Scott Croop was set to sign the paperwork on Monday. She said he was a Navy veteran and Friday was his retirement day. The two separated in July.

"Canterberry said Mr. Croop shot his wife five times and he was shot once in the head."

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Mother, Son Found Dead In Park

"SUWANEE, GA — A missing Gwinnett County mother and her son have been found dead in what police believe is a murder/suicide.

"Thuy Phan, 48, and her 24-year-old son Vincent were reported missing Thursday evening by family members.

"After Thuy Phan's oldest son found her car in Rock Springs Park in unincorporated Lawrenceville, police began searching the park, according to Gwinnett County Police Cpl. Edwin Ritter.

"Thuy and Vincent Phan's bodies were found shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday in a wooded area of the park. Ritter said investigators determined Thuy Phan shot her son, who had been diagnosed with autism, and then turned the gun on herself.

"A motive for the murder-suicide has not yet been established."

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Man Kills Wife, Mother-In-Law Before Shooting Himself

"CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — A man shot his wife and his mother-in-law before turning the gun on himself in a southwest Cedar Rapids homicide/suicide Thursday morning.

"Robert Drew Livingston, 47, of Cedar Rapids, allegedly shot and killed his wife, Ingrid Huber Livingston, 41, and her mother, Linda Jane Huber, 73, both of Cedar Rapids, early Thursday morning, according to Cedar Rapids Police.

"Livingston then allegedly shot and killed himself, police said.

"Livingston allegedly entered the residence of Huber, located at 3515 Banar Drive SW, Unit B, before the shootings occurred, according to police.

"The Livingstons lived at 3600 Big Horn Road SW. They have two minor children who were not hurt in the incident, according to police.

"Police say they will not release further details at this time but that the public is not in danger."

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Dead Couple Had "Serious Medical Issues"

"UMPQUA, OR — The Sheriff's office says a man shot and killed his wife in thier Umpqua home, before turning the gun on himself.

"On Monday at about 5:00 pm, deputies were called to a residence on 240 Smethwick Drive in Umpqua.

"An adult female was at the residence checking on the people who lived there, who were identified as Dennis and Linda Black.

"The female told deputies she found the couple deceased.

"Sheriff's deputies and detectives went to the scene and confirmed that both Dennis and Linda Black were dead inside the residence.

"The case is being investigated as a murder/suicide, according to the Sheriff's office.

"Authorities say evidence led them to believe that Dennis Black, 60, shot and killed his wife Linda, 59, then shot himself.

"The Sheriff's office says both had serious medical issues.

"Dennis and Linda lived alone in a rustic cabin in a rural area of Umpqua, about 20 miles west of Sutherlin, the Sheriff's office said."

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Dead Men Found In Apartment

"GLEN BURNIE, MD — Two men are dead after a suspected murder/suicide in Glen Burnie on Monday evening, Anne Arundel County police said.

"Residents of a bottom-floor apartment in a two-story home on Wendover Road in the Marley neighborhood called 911 about 5 p.m. after they heard gunshots in the second-floor apartment, said Lt. T.J. Smith, a police spokesman.

"Police arrived a short time later, got the bottom-floor residents out and entered the second-floor apartment. Inside, police found two men in the living room, both dead from gunshot wounds, Smith said.

"The men were both residents of the apartment, but their identities were not immediately released, pending notification of family.

"Police are investigating the shooting as a murder/suicide, although Smith would not elaborate on any motive or on the relationship between the two men.

"Smith could not say what type of gun was used in the shooting.

"Animal Control took a cat and a few small dogs from the home, Smith said."

Source: Baltimore Sun...