GUNS IN THE NEWS - June 8, 2004

[CO Liberal]

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[MrBenchley]

1. Trial begins for shooting suspect (PA)

"An Erie man accused of shooting his girlfriend in the shoulder had loaded the gun to shoot himself, a public defender told a jury Monday.
Paul Timothy West, 52, faces a first-degree assault charge in the non-lethal shooting. Prosecutors filed a motion to dismiss a second-degree attempted murder charge.
West and his girlfriend of a year, Elizabeth Tillinghast, were on the outs, so West cooked her pork chops for dinner Sept. 12 so the two could discuss their future, public defender Kristin Johnson told the jury during opening statements. But instead of meeting West for dinner, Tillinghast went with friends to a Lafayette bar and when the couple met later a fight ensued.
West placed a bullet in the chamber of a .22-caliber target pistol and accidentally shot Tillinghast in the right shoulder, Johnson said.
Prosecutor Karen Peters told the jury a different story that included an enraged West dragging Tillinghast up the stairs of his home spouting threatening remarks. As Tillinghast lay on the floor begging for her life, West loaded the gun and without saying a word fired at her. "

http://www2.dailycamera.com/bdc/longmont_news/article/0,1713,BDC_2426_2946725,00.html

[CO Liberal]

2. Coast Guard member accused of shooting at Granholm's tour bus (MI)

Hey, wait a minute - isn't the Coast Guard part of Homeland Security now? Doesn't this story make you feel secure? - Wayne

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Coast Guard member accused of shooting at Granholm's tour bus

(Cheboygan, June 8, 2004, 7:57 a.m.) A US Coast Guard member is accused of shooting at Governor Granholm's tour bus.

It happened Sunday night during the governor's tourism promotion tour in Cheboygan.

The bus was parked outside a hotel when police say Granholm's security team saw the guard member shooting a BB gun at the bus. Granholm was not aboard at the time.
The suspect is now undergoing non-judicial discipline and has returned to his ship.

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http://www.woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1925469&nav=0RceNjtn

[CO Liberal]

3. Remark about car led to shooting, family says (NE)

The "law-abiding gun owners" strike again! After all, everyone knows that any commenting about someone else's car deserves to get shot - NOT!!! - Wayne

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Remark about car led to shooting, family says

BY SUSAN SZALEWSKI

WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

Raul J. Shaw made a comment about a woman's car - its tire rims in particular - that her boyfriend apparently did not like. That is what led to Shaw's being shot and critically injured Wednesday on an Interstate 480 bridge, a cousin of Shaw's said.

Police have said Shaw apparently made comments about the woman, an employee at Mickey's Razzle Dazzle in Council Bluffs.

The 24-year-old Shaw of Omaha might have acted cocky that night, said his cousin Marti Arellano-Madrigal, also of Omaha. "But surely he didn't deserve this," she said of the shooting.

Shaw was shot in the head about 2 a.m. Wednesday as both men drove across the bridge toward Omaha.

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http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=0&u_pg=1636&u_sid=1116871

[CO Liberal]

4. Neighbors Angered After Shooting in Skating Rink Parking Lot

Yet another gun-related story from Indianapolis. I guess people there think nothing about gunfights over parking spaces.... - Wayne

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Neighbors Angered After Shooting in Skating Rink Parking Lot

By Bonnie Druker

Two men went to the hospital after an early morning shooting at a popular west side roller skating rink. United Skates of America has had trouble in the past.

“What we were told from witnesses they got into a disturbance resulted in shots fired over a parking spot in the parking lot,” said Lt. Paul Ciesielski, Indianapolis Police Department.

Two men ended up in the hospital after the shootout: Rodney Robertson, 25, and Kevin Jennings, 22.

Marie Conrad works next door to United Skates. She said the shooting is another example of why United Skates is not safe anymore. “I think it's very sad people would deface property like that. It's wrong,” she said. Conrad says her boss at Selco Engineering wants to put up a fence to avoid damage to his building and abandoned cars left in his parking lot.

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http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1924510&nav=0Ra7NjCx

[MrBenchley]

6. What is most striking is the way

gun ownership turns petty quarrels into tragedies in the blink of an eye day after day after day after day after day...

[CO Liberal]

8. And So Many Of Those Stories Come From Indianapolis.....

:shrug:

[MrBenchley]

9. Kansas City, too

seems to have a lot of really senseless shootings...

[Hrumph]

23. I guess they would have been happier if

the men involved had stabbed each other instead. Evidently it's not the violence that bothers people but the noise.

[MrBenchley]

5. Man Charged In Cousin's Shooting Death (AR)

"An Ashley County man faces a charge of first degree murder in connection with the Sunday, June 6, shooting death of his first cousin, according to the sheriff's office.
Chief Investigator Jim Culp identified the victim as Jerry Neal Pamplin, 41, 150 Ashley 909 Road, Montrose. Albert Dale Caine, 32, 3211 Highway 82 East, Montrose, of the Snyder community, is in the Ashley County jail charged with first degree murder.
According to Culp, the sheriff's received two 9-1-1 calls about the shooting, one from Caine, around 10 a.m. Culp said it appeared that Caine and Pamplin, first cousins, had problems prior to the shooting.
He said they confronted one another outside a pickup truck in a driveway in Snyder and, according to witnesses, Pamplin grabbed the metal end of a shovel with no handle and swung it a couple of times. He said two shots were fired, one striking Pamplin and another apparently striking the back of the truck. A 9mm semi-automatic pistol believed to be the murder weapon was seized as evidence, Culp said."

http://www.ashleycountyledger.com/articles/2004/06/08/news/h16f598.txt

[MrBenchley]

7. Officials: Suspect In UNCW Fatal Shooting Dead

"CHEROKEE, N.C. -- A man who tried to elude authorities at a roadblock in western North Carolina and who was found dead in a creek was John Peck, the suspect in the fatal shooting of a college student, a sheriff's deputy said Tuesday.
Deputies found Naujoks lying on the sidewalk of her apartment complex Friday night with gunshot wounds. Witnesses said a woman was banging on doors as a man chased her with a rifle, shooting her three times.
Peck was arrested in April on charges of stalking Naujoks and making harassing calls to her. A court hearing on those charges had been scheduled for Wednesday.
On April 26, Naujoks filed for a court protective order, stating that Peck had threatened to get a gun from his father's house to kill himself on her doorstep. The request also said that Peck left 17 obscene phone messages at Naujoks' mother's house in Ohio and that Peck was following Christen Naujoks around school and stopping her from entering her car.
Peck was ordered to stay away from Naujoks and forbidden to possess a firearm. A later court document indicated he had enrolled in anger management and sexual offender treatment programs."

http://www.wral.com/news/3394040/detail.html

Thanks to the gun lobby and the GOP, however, he could have walked into any gun show in North Carolina and bought a his gun without a background check.

[MrBenchley]

10. Man turns himself in in brother's shooting death in Tacoma

Another family made safer with a gun....

"TACOMA, Wash. - The younger brother of a well-regarded Hilltop barber has admitted shooting him to death during a dispute in a car, police say.
The 34-year-old man was booked into Pierce County Jail on Friday for investigation of first-degree murder after he went with two relatives to turn himself in to police, who were seeking him in the shooting of Yuseph Shabazz, 35, officer Mark Fulghum said.
Shabazz was shot shortly after midnight Thursday as he was driving behind a Pierce County sheriff's deputy. His car crashed through two fences before stopping in a yard, and the gunman was gone by the time the deputy turned around and reached the scene. "

http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_060704WABshotincarSW.23be7ffd7.html

[MrBenchley]

11. Broward detectives investigate shooting of teen

"Broward Sheriff's Office detectives are investigating the shooting death of a 19-year-old man whose body was found on a street near Fort Lauderdale.
A passing motorist called 911 about 10:30 p.m. Sunday after noticing Victor Thomas' body covered in blood in the 1600 block of Northwest 27 Avenue, the Sheriff's Office said Monday."

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-608shooting,0,3587559.story?coll=sfla-news-broward

[MrBenchley]

12. 10-year-old with BB gun accused of assault, robbery (NC)

"DURHAM -- A 10-year-old boy was arrested Monday afternoon at the Carriage House Apartments after he allegedly shot a landscape worker with a BB gun and tried to rob another, police said.
The boy, whose name was not released because of his age, was charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and assault inflicting serious injury, police Lt. Morris Taylor said.
Police received a call that a man had been shot at the 200 Seven Oaks Road complex around 1:52 p.m. Taylor said.
The boy allegedly had tried to rob one man who was mowing the lawn, but the man told the boy he had no money, Taylor said. The boy then allegedly tried to rob a second landscape worker before shooting him point-blank in the chest with the pistol-type BB gun, he said. "

http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-488620.html

[TexasMexican]

21. Yea, lets ban BB guns.

[MrBenchley]

22. Beginning to sound good to me....

since from the hysteria and gibberish generated daily by our "enthusiasts" it seems clear nobody who gets near a gun has a lick of sense, honesty or sanity.....

[MrBenchley]

13. Two people shot at W.P.B. apartment

"Two people were recovering from gunshot wounds this morning after being attacked outside a West Palm Beach apartment Monday night.
Police say LaTodd Hutchins, 29, and Avia Pugh, whose age was not immediately known, were apparently sitting in a car in the parking lot at 1001 36th St. when a man approached with a gun and shot into the car about 9:30 p.m.
Hutchins was struck once in the chest and Pugh was hit in the hip and the thigh, police Lt. Chuck Reed said. "

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/news/feeds/0608shooting.html

[MrBenchley]

14. Man injured in casino shooting (MT)

"A confrontation outside a Billings casino late Monday left a man wounded with a single gunshot wound to the leg. The shooter was still at large.
Billings Police Sgt. Joel Slade said the shooting took place shortly after 10 p.m. outside the Lucky Cuss Casino, 2753 State Ave. The suspect fled on foot. and the victim, a 22-year-old Billings man, was breathing and conscious before he was transported to a local hospital by ambulance, Slade said. "

http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/06/08/build/local/85-shooting-casino.inc

[MrBenchley]

15. Teen shot to death at Kennewick intersection (OR)

"A teenager was shot to death in the middle of an intersection and a homemade single-shot shotgun and two shell casings were found nearby, police said.
Gonzalo Magana, 16, was shot to death at 9:17 p.m. Monday a block from his house, the town's first homicide of the year, police Sgt. Randy Maynard said.
The cries of Magana's relatives rose from around the scene. One tent was placed over the body and another over the shotgun as investigators combed the area for other evidence in a pouring rain. "

http://www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D832P3481.html

[MrBenchley]

16. MAN ARRESTED AFTER REPORT BOY BEING HELD CAPTIVE (KY)

LEXINGTON

"A Lexington man was taken into custody yesterday after police responded to a call that a 15-year-old boy was being held captive by a man with a shotgun inside a south Lexington home. No one was injured and police do not think it was a hostage situation, Sgt. Michael Sharp said. After nearly an hour, Danteze L. Brown, 20, surrendered peacefully about 4:20 p.m. at the home on Beach Road. Police took Brown on a warrant for contempt of court, two counts of first-degree unlawful imprisonment and one first-degree count of wanton endangerment. Police were interviewing a male juvenile and a woman who were inside the home with Brown....Police approached the situation like they would any other, but Sharp said they could not help but think about the Feb. 13 shooting that occurred less than a mile away on Adams Lane. Lexington Firefighter Lt. Brenda Cowan was killed and another firefighter was wounded while trying to assist a shooting victim. "

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/news/legislature/8866429.htm

[MrBenchley]

17. Ohio judge rules ex-trucker incompetent to stand trial in fatal workplace

"HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) A truck driver accused of shooting two men to death and wounding three others at the office of his former employer is incompetent to stand trial, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Tom West, 50, was ordered to be committed to the maximum-security Twin Valley Behavioral Healthcare for treatment.
Judge Keith Spaeth of Butler County Common Pleas Court said he hoped doctors would be able to restore West to competency so the trial can be rescheduled. A hearing was set for Dec. 7."

http://cbs11tv.com/national/WorkplaceShooting-aa/resources_news_html

[MrBenchley]

18. Man accused of fatally shooting brother (SC)

"AWENDAW, S.C. (AP) - A 41-year-old man is charged with murder in the shooting death of his brother.
Frederick "Jeffrey" Ravenell is accused of shooting Kenneth Ravenell, 39, at about 2 a.m. Monday.
Family members said the brothers had fought before the shooting but didn't know what they were arguing about.
Both men had previous criminal charges. Jeffrey Ravenell had been in trouble before for burglary, shoplifting and minor drug charges, and was once charged with possessing a firearm during a crime. Kenneth Ravenell also had previous charges, including simple assault."

http://www.heraldonline.com/scnews/state_regional_interest/story/3633451p-3235225c.html

and thanks to the GOP and the gun lobby, either of these charmers could have walked into any gun show in South Carolina and bought a gun without a background check....

[MrBenchley]

19. Police continue to investigate shooting (IA)

"WATERLOO --- Investigators continue to search for clues in the Sunday morning shooting death of a 20-year-old Waterloo man.
Authorities said Robert Vincent Robinson was shot in the Uptown Lounge parking lot on Mulberry Street at 1:57 a.m. as the nightclub was closing. He died later at Allen Hospital from his wounds."

http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2004/06/08/news/top_news/1e8b36d2e49dd99586256ead0050df39.txt

[MrBenchley]

20. Lawmen make another arrest in shooting death (MS)

"RAWLS SPRINGS, Miss. - Two suspects have now been arrested in the shooting death of a Forrest County man, authorities say.
Jerry Street, 23, of the Basin community in George County, was arrested Monday, a day after Jonah Pinkney, 17, also from George County, was arrested, said Chief Deputy Charles Bolton of the Forrest County Sheriff's Department.
Both were wanted for the murder of Patrick Anderson, 32, of Rawls Springs.
An autopsy determined that Anderson was shot once through the lungs with a large caliber handgun. He was found last Tuesday night in the driveway of his Rawls Springs home."

http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/8869909.htm

[MrBenchley]

24. Parole Officer's Condition Upgraded After Shootout (PA)

"A Pennsylvania parole officer was shot Tuesday afternoon while trying to serve a warrant.
The shooting suspect was shot and killed.
The shootout happened at 171 W. Thayer St. in the West Kensington area of Philadelphia."

http://www.nbc10.com/news/3396306/detail.html