2 dead after Colorado to New Mexico chase died from suicide

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

2 dead after Colorado to New Mexico chase died from suicide
The Associated Press
Posted: 05/14/2015 03:25:56 PM MDT | Updated: 89 min. ago



SHIPROCK, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man and his 14-year-old niece found with fatal gunshot wounds to the head after a wild car chase across Colorado and New Mexico both died from suicide.

San Juan County Sheriff's officials say a search of the man's car after Monday's incident turned up a stolen firearm out of Florida and spent shell casings.

They say 31-year-old Benjamin James Edwards III was a person of interest in the gun's theft and in the disappearance of his niece, also of St. Augustine.

The girl was reported missing May 4.

The chase began in Colorado after gasoline was reported stolen in Cortez.


Read more: http://www.dailycamera.com/state-west-news/ci_28117700/2-dead-after-colorado-new-mexico-chase-died

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(It's so unlikely they both committed suicide.)

[shenmue]

1. Awful

[Adsos Letter]

2. I'm going to go out on a limb here

...and call it one murder, followed by one suicide.

I suppose they both could have used the same weapon.

[Warpy]

3. Unlikely? Think a histrionic 14 year old

who thinks she's Juliet and her uncle is Romeo and the whole world is against them.

This is just sad.

[alphafemale]

5. Yeah. She lured him to this....right?

This was a damn....CHILD!!!!

He kidnapped her.

Likely raped her and then killed her when it was evident he would go to prison.

[Warpy]

6. No, she likely killed herself

Didn't you ever read Romeo & Juliet?

[alphafemale]

7. You mean a fiction?

Even so they were the same age.

Not a victim of kidnapping by a pedophile.

[madokie]

4. they meant sucided by cop

but can't come right out and say it