Yet again, neighbors are shocked! (Canada)

Man kills wife and one teenage daughter, then himself May 5, 2009

Original: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/ex-city-family-found-dead-in-murder-suicide-44579072.html

Ex-city family found dead in murder-suicide

Staff Writer

8/05/2009 1:00 AM

EDMONTON -- A 49-year-old former Winnipeg man shot his wife and daughter and then himself in their home, an autopsy confirmed Thursday.

RCMP discovered the bodies of Kerry Saltel, his wife 47-year-old Gail and their 17-year-old daughter Erika inside the home in Grande Cache around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. They are not seeking any suspects beyond the three deceased.

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A teddy bear sits on the front lawn, Thursday, May 7, 2009, of the home where three members of the Saltel family were found dead Tuesday, May 5. (CNS CHRIS SCHWARZ)

The town's mayor called on its residents Thursday to pull together for the surviving daughter of the family.

Mayor Louise Krewusik knew the Saltel family through the couple's older daughter, who was in middle school when Krewusik was its principal.

"They were the good, kind, responsible citizens that every community is proud to have in their midst," Krewusik said. "We will come together and we will do whatever needs to be done in order to support those who remain behind."

Many in the town are confused and saddened by the discovery, Krewusik said.

"We will comfort one another and support one another and do whatever we can to make some sense of this tragedy."

The Saltels lived in Grande Cache for about 10 years, and ran Autumn Stone Music & Books in town. Kerry was terminally ill with colon cancer, and Gail had taken over most of the work of running the business.

"I'm quite sure that people are walking past that little shop and feeling that something is missing," the mayor said.

Neighbours described the Saltels as quiet and friendly.

Gina Goldie said the strain from Kerry's illness had visibly worn his wife down. Goldie said she last talked to Gail on Monday, when the women were cleaning their adjoining yards.

"She wasn't very happy," Goldie said.

Allyssa Lyon said she had been best friends with Erika for the past seven years, since the Saltels moved to Grande Cache.

"We just kind of suited each other," she said. "She was like my sister."

Lyon said Erika was always trying to make people happy.

Lyon said the two girls had plans to work for a year after their Grade 12 graduation this spring, then spend a year travelling to Spain and England.

Kerry and Gail Saltel both grew up in Winnipeg, and moved to Grande Cache for work after their children were born, said a friend from Landmark, Man.

Kerry was a train engineer for CN in Winnipeg and worked for another railway in Alberta.

-- Canwest News Service

Apparent Murder-Suicide (NC)

Man kills girlfriend, then himself May 7, 2009

With this one I wanted to give all accounts. First off, it was reported they had been dating for about a month, and that he accidentally shot her, ok that may be true....but if it were an accident why kill himself as well?

Another question this has brought up in my mind is WHY did the police have to wait for a search warrant AFTER they saw/found dead people? Maybe I watch too many cop shows (I LOVE The Closer, and Law & Order: SVU), but seems to me that when there are injured or DEAD people the cops are allowed to enter the premises to render aid or assistance as needed....how did they know there was no one else in there that may need help, if they waited a few hours after discovery to enter??

Crazy breeds crazy!

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Mom's Actions May Have Averted Murder-Suicide

Posted on May 07, 2009

LEONARDTOWN, Md. (May 7, 2009) -- A woman and her two children may be alive today because she had the presence of mind to flee her home and seek safety after her husband allegedly violently assaulted both teenage children and then displayed a handgun saying, "I am going to make you famous, I don't have anything to lose."

The husband, Donnie Smith, Sr., 41, of Lexington Park was arrested after local police executed a search and seizure warrant at his residence Tuesday. Police say the handgun was recovered at that time.

Sheriff's office patrol deputies say they were alerted to the situation in the home on Monday.

According to police, Smith first assaulted his 13 year-old son, who wears leg braces, by pushing him down stairs several weeks ago. On Sunday Smith allegedly assaulted his 16 year-old daughter by punching her in the face several times and pointing a handgun at her. Police say Smith then showed his wife the handgun and said, "I am going to make you famous, I don't have anything to lose."

The woman told police she took her children and fled the following day, Monday, because of her husband's propensity for violence.

Detectives from the Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) picked up the investigation. The following day, Tuesday, detectives, with the assistance of the St. Mary's County Emergency Services Team (EST), executed the search and seizure warrant and made the arrest.

Smith was charged with First Degree Assault, 2 counts of Second Degree Assault, 2 counts of Child Abuse, and Possession of a Firearm by a Felon. He was incarcerated in the St. Mary's County Detention Center.

Odessa shooting ruled murder-suicide (MO)

Man kills another man (a family member, but the connection is not given); then himself May 4, 2009

Original: http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/1183091.html

Posted on Wed, May. 06, 2009 10:15 PM Authorities have determined that the fatal shooting of two men at an Odessa, Mo., gas station was a murder-suicide.

Police identified the men as Nurali B. Bhimani, 28, and Nasruddin N. Dhanani, 42.

They said Dhanani died at the scene Monday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after shooting Bhimani.

The men were related but authorities would not say how, nor did they know what led to the shooting.

Authorities said that Bhimani owned the BP station at 404 W. U.S. 40.

Scott E. Schmidt, charged in fatal shooting of his estranged wife (WI)

Man kills wife, and shoots her mother without killing her April 17, 2009

Original: http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20090506/OSH0101/305060089/1987

By Jim Collar • Gannett Wisconsin Media • May 6, 2009

APPLETON — Scott E. Schmidt, charged with shooting his estranged wife to death last month, is trying to block the use of his jail medical records in efforts to determine his competency for trial.

♦ Audio: 911 call reporting Grand Chute shooting (contains graphic language)
♦ Photos: Scott Schmidt makes his initial court appearance
♦ Photos: Shooting in Grand Chute

Schmidt’s attorney, Gregory Petit, is asking for the return of medical records the Outagamie County District Attorney’s Office acquired through a subpoena.

The records are confidential under medical privacy laws unless Schmidt says otherwise, he argued in a motion filed last week.

"The patient has the right to refuse to disclose any physician-patient reports, and absent a release by the patient, no report should be given to any other parties,” Petit wrote.

Schmidt, 38, was charged with counts including first-degree intentional homicide after his April 17 arrest outside Kelly Wing Schmidt’s Grand Chute home.

Wing Schmidt, 39, was shot multiple times in the head and died several hours later at a Neenah hospital. Her mother, Barbara Wing, 66, was shot once and was treated at a hospital and released the same day.

Schmidt is scheduled to appear in court Friday for a hearing on his competency to stand trial.

Petit argued that the defense should have had an opportunity to oppose the subpoena seeking the jail medical records. The motion doesn’t describe what the reports contain.

Deputy Dist. Atty. Melinda Tempelis argued in a separate motion that the reports are vital to determine whether Schmidt is mentally capable of proceeding through a trial.

“The state believes these records should be provided to the doctor conducting the examination so that a complete and thorough evaluation and examination can be performed,” Tempelis wrote.

Jim Collar writes for the Appleton Post-Crescent.

Ennis Murder-Suicide (TX)

Husband kills wife, then himself May 3, 2009

Original: http://www.ennisdailynews.com/news.php?id=3699
Man shoots wife, turns gun on himself
Candie Beck-Adams, Community Editor
05-05-2009

Less than 12 hours after they left the scene of an apparent domestic disturbance, members of the Ennis Police Department were called back to 611 Gilmer St. for another disturbance. This time officers discovered two bodies.

After forcing their way into the residence, officers found the bodies of Sharon Lusk, 28, and Willie James Lusk, also 28. Police have determined the incident was an apparent murder/suicide with Willie Lusk shooting his wife then turning the weapon on himself. Det. Sgt. Mike Hopson said the earlier call to the location did not involve violence and both parties walked away from the situation without further incident.

“Officers were called out to the Lusk residence shortly before noon because of a disturbance,” he said. “Both parties acknowledged that they were having a disagreement and had gotten a little loud but that neither of them had been assaulted. The couple agreed that they were both upset and needed some time away from each other. They left the scene separately and officers had no indication that anything further would occur.”

Inside the master bedroom where the shootings took place, officers found an infant in a crib and two minor children asleep in the next bedroom. All three girls were released to their maternal grandparents unharmed. Chief of Police John Erisman said the incident was extremely tragic and the first of it’s kind in his years with the department.

Apparent Miramar Ranch North Murder-Suicide Investigated (CA)

Suspected murder-suicide May 6, 2009

Original: http://www.10news.com/news/19383100/detail.html

SAN DIEGO -- A couple found dead in their Miramar Ranch North home, possibly the victims of a murder-suicide, were identified Wednesday.

Richard Young Choe, 67, and his wife, Grace, 62, were found by friends who went to their home in the 11200 block of Golden Birch Way about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, because the two had not shown up at a church event, San Diego police Lt. Kevin Rooney said.

Along with a neighbor, the friends looked in the windows and saw the woman's body, Rooney said. Firefighters forced their way in and found the two bodies, he said.

Both the man and the woman had traumatic injuries," Rooney said.

A handgun was found near the man's body, Rooney said. The deaths were being investigated as a possible murder-suicide.