Tag: Murder-Suicide

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New York Corrections Officers Killed in Apparent Murder-Suicide During Standoff

The man abducted the woman, forcing her into his car. He then drove her to another residence. After a four-hour standoff in which Utica police, Oneida County sheriff’s deputies and state police tried to communicate with the man, police entered the residence and found the two dead, said Utica Lt. Bryan Coromato.

March 10, 2020

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Woman Fatally Shoots Retired Illinois Trooper, Wounds 2 Others

A woman entered a cigar bar in Illinois on Friday evening and opened fire on a group of patrons, including retired Illinois State Police Trooper Gregory Rieves, retired Special Agent Lloyd Graham, and current ISP Trooper Kaiton Bullock before turning the gun on herself and killing herself, authorities say.

January 27, 2020

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Dutch Officer Murders His Children, Wounds Wife, Commits Suicide

A 34-year-old police officer in the Dutch city of Dordrecht—a suburb of Rotterdam—shot and killed two small children, wounded his wife, and then fatally turned the gun on himself.

September 11, 2019

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Philadelphia Officer Reportedly Kills Wife, Self

An officer with the Philadelphia Police Department reportedly killed his wife and then turned the gun on himself on Monday.

July 9, 2019

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Retired New York Officer Murders Wife, Kills Self

An officer who retired from a police department in Westchester County, New York was found dead in the garage of their Middletown home along with his wife on Tuesday night.

January 17, 2019

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Florida Deputy Murders 3 Family Members, Kills Self

A deputy with the Hillsborough County (FL) Sheriff's Office has reportedly shot and killed his 54-year-old wife, his 32-year-old daughter, and his six-year-old granddaughter, and killed himself.

December 20, 2018

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Off-Duty New York Officer Shot, Wounded in Love Triangle Gone Wrong

Authorities say the wounded officer is the dead woman’s boyfriend and the dead man is her ex-boyfriend. It is initially believed the ex shot them both before taking his own life.

September 21, 2018

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California Man Kills Wife, 4 Others Before Killing Himself

A man reportedly killed his wife and four others before turning the gun on himself in an agricultural town in central California.

September 13, 2018

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Off-Duty California Officer Kills Wife, Self in Shopping Mall

The Wheats continued arguing and moved into the parking lot, where Brad Wheat shot his wife multiple times before turning the gun on himself, the sheriff’s office reported.

September 5, 2018

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Georgia Officer Killed in Apparent Murder-Suicide

Upon arrival, officers encountered APO Huggins with multiple gunshot wounds. Moments after officers entered the home, Rebecca Boyett Huggins, his wife, took her own life with one gunshot to the head. The two were married February 14, 2018.

April 2, 2018

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CA Officer and Wife Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide

A rookie South Gate (CA) police officer and his wife were found shot at their condominium in Long Beach Tuesday night. Their deaths are being investigated as a possible murder-suicide.

November 23, 2016

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Video: Killing of Michigan Deputy and Wife Appears to be Murder-Suicide

Calhoun County (MI) Sheriff Matt Saxton says the weekend shooting deaths of a deputy and his wife appear to be a murder-suicide.

June 7, 2016