"SAUK VILLAGE, IL - A Markham man, after shooting his ex girlfriend and killing a man she was with in Sauk Village, turned the gun on himself when police stopped him later Friday night.
"About 9:10 p.m. Friday, Sauk Village police got a call of a shooting in the 22000 block of Jeffrey Avenue, according to a release from Sauk Village police. When officers got to the scene, they found a woman who had been shot. She was taken to a local hospital, police said.
"Officers also found a second victim, 43-year-old Robert Allen of Carthage, Miss., dead in a nearby driveway.
"Allen was taken to St. Margaret Mercy Hospital in Dyer, Ind. where he was pronounced dead at 10:45 p.m., according to the Lake County, Ind. Coroner's Office. Allen had been shot multiple times.
"The suspect was identified and a flash message was broadcast over the Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network, with information on the suspect and his vehicle, the release said.
"The suspect, identified as Paul Gunn, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, was later stopped by police in the area of 162nd and Dixie Highway in Markham. Gunn, who was armed, turned the weapon on himself and shot himself. He was taken to Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, where he was pronounced dead at 10:44 p.m., according to the medical examiner's office.
"The woman who was shot was reportedly the girlfriend or ex-girlfriend of Gunn's, according to a source. Gunn lived at 49 W. 159th St., according to the medical examiner's office.
"Police are continuing to investigate the shootings and had no further details Saturday morning."
From the Chicago Sun-Times...
"RANDOLPH COUNTY, AL - A tragic Thanksgiving in East Alabama, as police investigate a murder-suicide.
"Randolph County Sheriff Jeff Fuller [said] 28-year-old Tracy Ward shot his wife Thursday around noon, outside a house on County Road 7 - that's in the Swagg Community, near Wedowee.
"Other family members inside the home called 911 but Sheriff Fuller says Ward, armed with a rifle, kept medics from treating his wife.
"Then, when deputies showed up, they say Ward shot and killed himself.
"His wife was pronounced dead at the hospital. Her name has not been released yet, while officials contact her next of kin.
"Tracy Ward and his wife leave behind two children, ages 3 and 5.
"As for the murder-suicide, the Alabama Bureau of Investigation is now investigating, along with the Randolph County Sheriff's Department."From
WTVM.com...
"FOREST GROVE, OR - Two people died and one person was wounded in an apparent murder suicide in Forest Grove on Friday night.
"Forest Grove police were called to the 2500 block of 21st Avenue at about 6:30 p.m. after a report of a shooting at a home in the area.
"When they arrived, they found one woman dead and one man injured. Police said they found signs of forced entry into the home and then found a man dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Forest Grove police.
"A gun used in the shooting was recovered by authorities, police said.
"Investigators believe the man found dead was the shooter and they're not looking for any other suspects.
"A LifeFlight helicopter rushed the wounded man to the hospital. His condition is unknown.
"Police were trying to contact family to interview them Friday night. The names of the people involved were not released, but officers said all of the people involved are related. They also said there has been a history of domestic issues involving the family.
"Neighbors suggested that the shooting involved a couple and their adult son.
"The case is still under investigation."From
KPTV.com...
"JACKSON, MS - Jackson police have tentatively identified the man who allegedly killed himself after shooting his girlfriend in a domestic dispute Thanksgiving day.
"Rodney Magee, 24, allegedly shot girlfriend Erica Rogers Thursday evening at the Wingfield Apartments on Raymond Road. Magee is then believed to have turned the gun on himself, Jackson Police Department spokesman Joseph Daughtry said.
"`It appears to be a domestic disturbance, but police are continuing to investigate,` Daughtry said today.
"Daughtry said Rogers, who was shot, and her cousin, Gwendolyn Rogers, who jumped through a window in the apartment when gunfire erupted, are recovering from their injures at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
"Gwendolyn Rogers is believed to have broken her ankle when she jumped from the third-floor apartment."From
clarionregister.com...
"WALHALLA, ND - A man and woman were found dead in a home in Walhalla, N.D., Thursday morning.
"The Pembina Co. Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call to the home at about 3 a.m., said Chief Deputy Sheriff Jeff Osvold.
"The home is located within the city limits of Walhalla, a town of about 1,000 located 100 miles north and west of Grand Forks.
"Authorities are not releasing the names of the man or woman, pending an investigation and notification of family members, Osvald said. Other information, such as their ages or relationship to one another or how they died, also is not being released at this time, he said.
"The bodies were sent to Bismarck for autopsies, he said. The Bureau of Criminal Investigation is assisting in the investigation."Source:
GrandForksHerald.com...
