Medical Condition May Have Prompted Shooting

"HEMET, CA — A 91-year-old man shot to death his elderly wife and then committed suicide in their Hemet home, police say.

"`I believe the wife had some type of medical issue,` Lt. Duane Wisehart said Thursday, Aug. 1. `I think that may have precipitated it.`

"The violence was discovered Wednesday afternoon along the 2500 block of Beech Tree Street.

"Sam Miller died of a self-inflicted gunshot, coroner’s officials said in a written statement.
His wife—88-year-old Janice Miller—also had been shot.

"Police went to the house after a family member reported that the couple hadn’t been heard from in about two days, Wisehart said.

"It’s unclear exactly when the shootings happened."

From pe.com...

Four Dead Over Missing Wallet

"JENKINS, KY — An eastern Kentucky coroner says a man fatally shot three people whom he suspected of theft and then turned the gun on himself.

"Authorities found the four bodies early Friday morning in two different homes about a mile apart in the tiny community of Jenkins on the Kentucky-Virginia border.

"Letcher County Coroner Marty Baker says 58-year-old Timothy Shelby used a Glock pistol. Killed were 35-year-old Jennifer Walters, 25-year-old Joshua Wyatt and 31-year-old Amy Ratliff.

"Baker says Shelby suspected the trio of stealing from him. Shelby and Walters lived together in a home on 86 Oak Street, where Walters' body was found. Wyatt and Ratliff's bodies were found in a home on 11 Ginseng Drive.

"Police were called after two juveniles found a body around 2 a.m. on Friday morning."

From seattlepi.com...

Pending Grand Jury Investigation Leads To Abduction, Shooting

"LAS CRUCES, NM — Las Cruces Police believe a grand jury proceeding scheduled for Thursday may have led to Wednesday night’s double-shooting that left two people dead. Preliminary information from the investigation leads detectives to believe the incident is likely a murder/suicide.

"Detectives learned that sometime around 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, Richard J. McIntyre, 70, of the 1800 block of Ash Avenue, was seen by a witness walking on the 2200 block of Solarway, near the residence of Lisa Cash, his 59-year-old sister-in-law. Witnesses told detectives that Cash got into her silver Toyota Tacoma, left the residence and apparently stopped to talk with McIntyre.

"Detectives believe that’s when McIntyre abducted Cash at gunpoint and forced her to drive. The two ended up on the 2200 block of Bellamah Drive where they apparently argued before McIntyre used a .38 caliber revolver to shoot Cash at least once in the head while she sat behind the wheel of the Tacoma. It appears that McIntyre then got out of the pickup and fired one shot into his head.

"Area residents heard the gunshots and called 911. Cash and McIntyre were transported to a local hospital where they both were pronounced dead Wednesday evening.

"McIntyre had been under investigation for the alleged abuse and sexual assault of a relative of Cash’s. The case against McIntyre was supposed to be heard by a grand jury today. Detectives believe McIntyre was upset at Cash for her involvement and possible testimony against him before a grand jury."

From KRWG.org...

Bodies Found In Driveway

"YORKTOWN, VA — A Richmond man is suspected of shooting a woman in front of her home, then turning the gun on himself, deputies said.

"The York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office responded to the 100 block of Runaway Lane in Yorktown in response to a call of shots fired at 2:09 p.m. today in the Edgehill subdivision.

"The deputies found two people dead in the driveway in an apparent murder-suicide, Sheriff J.D. “Danny” Diggs said. The pair, one man and one woman, are related but are not husband and wife.

"Though police are not currently aware of eyewitnesses, neighbors who had been working in their yards reported hearing the gunshots.

"The suspect, the male, is from the Richmond area. The victim lives in the home. Both bodies were found outside, feet away from the garage door, Diggs said. Nobody else was home at the time of the incident.

"The identities and ages of the suspect and victim have not yet been released. The bodies will be transported to a medical examiner in Norfolk."

From WYDAILY.com...

One Man Dead, One On Life Support After Shooting

"NEW YORK MILLS, MN — One man is dead and another in critical condition after a shooting near News York Mills on Wednesday night, the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office said.

"According to a written report released by the sheriff’s office:

"Authorities received a call about 9:10 p.m. Wednesday from a 21-year-old woman who reported gunshots in the 57000 block of Highway 56.

"Deputies found two men with gunshot wounds, a 20-year-old who was dead at the scene and a 23-year-old who was unconscious.

"The wounded man was taken to a hospital in Wadena, Minn., and later transferred to a hospital in St. Cloud, Minn., where he is in critical condition and on life-support.

"Witnesses told investigators the 23-year-old shot the 20-year-old and then shot himself.

"The identities of the people involved have not been released."

Source: Duluth News Tribune...