Murder On The Sixth Floor

"Calgary, AB - Police are on the scene of an apparent murder suicide in downtown Calgary.

"Officers were called to an apartment building at 727 1 Ave S.W. around 5:30 a.m. Saturday morning.

"When police arrived they discovered a man's body in the rear parking lot of the apartment building.

"Further investigation led police to a 6th floor unit where they found a deceased female along with an unharmed 3-year-old child.

"Area residents say it appears that the man may have jumped to his death."

Source: CTV.ca...

Burnin' Down The House

"HERNDON, VA - The deaths of two people in a house fire early Thursday morning in Herndon was a murder-suicide, investigators say.

"An autopsy determined Chi-Len Chen, 55, of 12115 Eddyspark Drive, was stabbed and killed. Ho Bih Chen, 55, of the same address, died in the fire.

"Neighbors reported the fire around 4 a.m. Thursday. Firefighters found the two adults dead in the home and investigators found apparent ignition points for the fire inside the home.

"Police and fire investigators worked jointly to determine how the two died.

"Fire officials estimated damage at $370,000."

From WTOP.com...

14 Dead

"BINGHAMTON, NY — A gunman opened fire on a room where immigrants were taking a citizenship exam in downtown Binghamton on Friday, killing as many as 13 people before committing suicide, officials said.

"Gov. David Paterson said at a news conference that 12 or 13 people had been killed. The suspected gunman carried identification with the name of 42-year-old Jiverly Voong of nearby Johnson City, N.Y., a law enforcement official said.

"The suspect's body was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in an office of the American Civic Association building, said the official, who was not authorized to speak publicly and was talking on condition of anonymity."

From The Macomb Daily...

L.A. Slasher Expected To Live

"EAST LOS ANGELES, CA - A 27-year-old man is accused of stabbing his 25-year-old girlfriend to death in East Los Angeles and then slashing his own throat in a suicide attempt in front of arriving officers.

"Neighbors say the victim's two small children may have witnessed the attack.

"The ordeal began Wednesday afternoon when the victim and her onetime live-in boyfriend were arguing at a home in the 900 block of Eastman Avenue near Blanchard Street in East Los Angeles, according to the sheriff's department.

"When the man left the home, the woman contacted the sheriff's East Los Angeles Station, and deputies went to the home to take a domestic violence report, said Sgt. Diane Hecht of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau.

"Deputies were sent to the house a second time around 3 p.m. after neighbors called 911 and reported hearing a woman screaming.

"When deputies arrived, they saw the boyfriend standing in front of the doorway, holding a knife to his throat, Hecht said. He was ordered to drop the knife but slit his throat instead, she said.

"The woman, who suffered multiple stab wounds, was pronounced dead at the scene, Hecht said.

"Her name was being withheld pending family notification.

"The suspect, whose identity was not immediately released, was hospitalized Thursday and was expected to survive.

"Homicide detectives were expected to arrest the man and book him for murder once he was released from the hospital."

Source: KTLA...

Couple Found Dead In Doublewide

"Bland, VA - Autopsies were being performed Thursday on a Bland County couple found dead inside their doublewide on Wednesday morning with gunshot wounds.

"State police, though, don’t believe that anyone other than the two victims were involved in the deaths.

"`The couple was in failing health, which may have contributed to events,` said Sgt. M.T. Conroy.

"According to Conroy, a relative discovered the bodies of 66-year-old James Farris and 65-year-old Helen Farris at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday at 4709 South Scenic Highway outside Bland.

"Both died from apparent gunshot wounds, and a firearm was discovered in the residence, Conroy said.

"Police don’t believe the couple had been dead for an extended period of time before they were found.

"Helen Farris had worked at both Scott’s IGA and the Bland Square Citgo in Bland before her death, community sources said."

From swvatoday.com...