The Last Gun (54 page)

4
. “Md. Mom Who Killed Son Agonized over School Costs,” Associated Press, Aug. 8, 2011; “Md. Doctor Kills Son, Self,”
Washington Post
, Aug. 4, 2011.

5
. “Teens Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide,”
Cincinnati Enquirer
, Aug. 4, 2011; “Letter to Whites Raises Ruckus: Hate Group Targets Area of Black-White Homicide-Suicide,”
Dayton Daily News
, Aug. 10, 2011.

6
. “Alice Shooting Leaves One Dead, One Arrested: Altercation at Home Led to Homicide,”
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
, Aug. 4, 2011; “The Grandson of a Famous Tejano Singer Shot and Killed,” KIII News,
www.kiiitv.com/story/15205673/the-grandson-of-a-famous-tejano-singer-shot-and-killed
.

7
. “Police Shoot, Kill Alleged Attacker,”
Chicago Sun-Times
, Aug. 4, 2011; William Lee, “Man Killed by Police Was Frequent Target of Protective Orders,”
Chicago Tribune
, Aug. 4, 2011,
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-08-04/news/chi-man-killed-by-police-frequent-subject-of-protective-orders-20110804_l_protective-orders-ellis-female-officer
.

8
. “Drive-by Victim IDd as Man, 18,”
San Francisco Chronicle
, Aug. 5, 2011.

9
. “Man Arrested in Connection with Phoenix Shooting,” Associated Press State & Local Wire, Aug. 5, 2011; “Shooting Outside Phoenix Baskin Robbins Turns Fatal,” Aug. 4, 2011,
MyFoxPhoenix.com
, in the files of the Violence Policy Center.

10
. “Man Fatally Shoots Himself While Cleaning Gun,” Associated Press State & Local Wire, Aug. 4, 2011; “Man Shoots, Kills Self While on Phone,”
St. Petersburg Times
, Aug. 5, 2011.

11
. “Shooting Suspect Remains in Jail,”
Pensacola News Journal
, Sept. 29, 2011; “Sister Shot, Killed over Cellphone, Deputies Say,”
Pensacola News Journal
, Aug. 5, 2011.

12
. “Gun Suicide by Man, 23, Draws Crowd to Caddy,”
Jersey Journal
, Aug. 6, 2011.

13
. “Elderly Couple Found Dead in Murder-Suicide,”
Charlotte Observer
, Aug. 7, 2011; “Elderly Couple Dead After Murder-Suicide,”
WCTI12.com
, Aug. 4, 2011.

14
. “Bronx Man Charged in Island Slaying,”
Staten Island Advance
, Aug. 19, 2011; “Cops See Robbery Motive in Mariners Harbor Slay,”
Staten Island Advance
, Aug. 6, 2011.

15
. “Man, 19, Dead After Shooting in Perry South: Mother Shot Earlier, in Serious Condition,”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
, Aug. 6, 2011; “Tragedy Again Hits Family in North Side,”
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
, Aug. 6, 2011.

16
. “Suicide Note Hints at Fear of Old Age,”
Daily News of Los Angeles
, Aug. 10,
2011; “Sheriff's Officials Name Murder-Suicide Victims,”
Daily News of Los Angeles
, Aug. 7, 2011.

17
. “Man Shot with His Own Gun Is Charged,”
St. Petersburg Times
, Aug. 7, 2011; “Fla. Man Wrestles Gun from ATM Robber,” Associated Press State & Local Wire, Aug. 6, 2011.

18
. “1 Killed, 1 Hurt in Shooting at Detroit Strip Club,” Associated Press State & Local Wire, Aug. 5, 2011; “One Dead After Detroit Strip Club Shooting,”
CBS-Detroit.com
, Aug. 5, 2011,
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2011/08/05/one-dead-after-detroit-strip-club-shooting
.

19
. “Man Dead After Squabble Between Tucson Neighbors,” Associated Press State & Local Wire, Aug. 7, 2011; Pima Country Sheriff's Department, “Shooting-Update,” news release, Aug. 6, 2011.

20
. “State to Seek Death Penalty Against Ocala Man,” Associated Press State & Local Wire, Nov. 16, 2011.

21
. “Arrests Made in Labelle Street Shooting,”
US State News
, Sept. 7, 2011; “1 Arrested in Eureka Death,”
Florida Times- Union
, Sept. 8, 2011.

22
. “California Briefing/Los Angeles; Motorist Is Fatally Shot,”
Los Angeles Times
, Aug. 7, 2011.

23
. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, “Deputies Respond to Shooting in Thonotosassa,” news release, Aug. 5, 2011.

24
. “Farmington Hills Woman Kills Husband, Then Herself,”
Detroit Free Press
, Aug. 7, 2011; “Wife Kills Husband, Fatally Shoots Herself,” Associated Press State & Local Wire, Aug. 7, 2011.

25
. “Police & Courts: Man Shot in Stomach Is Listed in Fair Condition,”
Buffalo News, Aug. 7
, 2011.

26
. “DA Clears Pa. Officer in Fatal Shooting of Man, 21,” Associated Press State & Local Wire, Dec. 22, 2011; “Officer Kills Fleeing Pedestrian,”
Harrisburg Patriot News
, Aug. 7, 2011.

27
. “Man Charged with Murder in Wife's Death,”
St. Petersburg Times
, Aug. 8, 2011.

28
. “Missing Prospect Heights Teen Found Dead,”
Chicago Tribune
, Aug. 8, 2011.

29
. “Woman Identified as Shooting Victim,”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
, Aug. 8, 2011.

30
. “Antioch Mother Killed, Aunt Wounded After Getting Caught in East Oakland Shootout,”
San Jose Mercury News
, Aug. 6, 2011.

31
. “Police ID Neb. Man Who Shot, Killed Woman and Self,” Associated Press State & Local Wire, Aug. 8, 2011.

32
. “Bradenton Slaying May Be Drug-Related,”
Bradenton Herald
, Aug. 7, 2011.

33
. “15-Year-Old Arrested in Slaying in West Fort Worth,”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
, Aug. 12, 2011; “Teen Shot and Killed at Fort Worth Apartment Complex,”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
, Aug. 7, 2011.

34
. “5 Arrested in Teen's Death,”
Petersburg Progress-Index
, Aug. 8, 2011; “Investigation Continues into Shooting That Killed Petersburg Teen, Injured Prince George Man,”
Petersburg Progress-Index
, Aug. 15, 2011.

35
. “Man in Standoff Killed Himself, Report Says,”
Tampa Tribune
, Aug. 19, 2011; “Man Killed by SWAT Team Id'd,”
St. Petersburg Times
, Aug. 8, 2011.

36
. “19-Year-Old Second Suspect in Murder of Jersey City Man Turns Self in to Police,”
Jersey Journal
, Aug. 10, 2011; “Shot Dead in the Back,”
Jersey Journal
, Aug. 8, 2011.

37
. “Police Investigating Shooting of Hospital Worker,”
New Brunswick Courier
, Aug. 8, 2011; “Authorities: NJ Hospital Worker Shot to Death,” Associated Press State & Local Wire, Aug. 7, 2011.

38
. “Chester Police Investigate Man Found Shot to Death on Street,”
Harrisburg Patriot News
, Aug. 8, 2011.

39
. “San Diego Officer Dies: Suspect Left Suicide Note,” Associated Press, Aug. 8, 2011; “Shooting Victim Is Improving, but Faces Months in Hospital,”
San Diego Union-Tribune
, Aug. 10, 2011.

40
. “Daily News' ‘Wanted' Column Helps Nab Suspects,”
Philadelphia Daily News
, Nov. 29, 2011; “Reward Offered for Suspect in Port Richmond Slaying,”
Northeast Times Star
, Aug. 23, 2011,
www.bsmphilly.com/northeast-times/3602-reward-offered-for-suspect-in-port-richmond-slaying.html
; “2 Women Struck—1 Dead—in Daylight Shooting,”
Philadelphia Daily News
, Aug. 8, 2011.

41
. “Person of Interest Questioned in Fatal Shooting of 6-Year- Old Englewood Girl,”
Chicago Sun-Times
, Aug. 9, 2011; “Child's Slaying Rattles Block: 6-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead After Summer Party Was Getting Ready to Start First Grade on Monday,”
Chicago Tribune
, Aug. 8, 2011.

42
. “Autopsy Notes Hint at Fury with Which Gunman Fired,”
Cleveland Plain Dealer
, Aug. 11, 2011; “Copley Gunman Hunted Down His Victims, Including Boy, 11: He Let 5 Others Hiding with Child Leave Unharmed,”
Cleveland Plain Dealer
, Aug. 9, 2011.

43
. “Armed Victim Stops Attack,”
St. Petersburg Times
, Aug. 9, 2011.

44
. “Second Update: Second Suspect Arrested, Charged in Fatal Shooting at 8181 El Mundo,”
States News Service
, Aug. 15, 2011; “Father and Son Attacked by Robbers in Houston,”
Gulf News
(United Arab Emirates), Aug. 9, 2011.

45
. “Man, 79, Receives Pretrial Release,”
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
, Aug. 25, 2011; “79-Year-Old Charged in Shooting of Boy, 12,”
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
, Aug. 9, 2011.

46
. “Shooting Victim Expected to Recover,”
Chicago Daily Herald
, Aug. 10, 2011; “Coroner: Shooting an Apparent Murder-Suicide Attempt,”
Chicago Daily Herald
, Aug. 9, 2011.

47
. “RI Man Injured in Accidental Shooting,” Associated Press State & Local Wire, Aug. 8, 2011; Sara Bagwell, “Warren Police Log: Barton Street Shooting Victim Recovers, Five Arrested Last Week,”
Bristol-Warren Patch
, Aug. 17, 2011,
http://bristol-warren.patch.com/articles/warren-police-log-barton-street-shooting-victim-recovers-five-arrested-last-week
.

48
. “Teen, Mother Were Slain After a Grand Jury Date: Link to Previous Killing Investigated,”
Boston Globe
, Aug. 19, 2011; “Woman, Teen Shot to Death in Roslindale: Residents Lament Surge of Violence,”
Boston Globe
, Aug. 8, 2011.

49
. “Couple Died from Gunshots to Head,”
Orange County Register
, Aug. 12,
2011; “Buena Park Deaths a Murder-Suicide Case, According to Police,”
Orange County Register
, Aug. 8, 2011.

50
. “Dead Couple Had Rift,”
Tampa Tribune
, Aug. 10, 2011; “Deaths Called Murder-Suicide,”
St. Petersburg Times
, Aug. 9, 2011.

51
. “Hollygrove Beset by 2 Shootings, One Fatal: 17-Year-Old Hit While Riding His Bicycle,”
New Orleans Times-Picayune
, Aug. 9, 2011.

52
. “Police: 4 Killed in Md Home in Murder-Suicide,” Associated Press State & Local Wire, Aug. 8, 2011; “Four Dead in Anne Arundel Co. in Apparent Murder-Suicide: Two Adults, Two Teens Found Sunday in Brooklyn Park, Police Investigating,”
Baltimore Sun
, Aug. 8, 2011.

1
. “Shooter in Murder-Suicide Reportedly Jealous,”
Daytona Beach News Journal
, May 11, 2011; Susan Jacobson, “Cops: Man Who Killed Wife, Then Himself, Threatened to Shoot Her 2 Days Before,”
Orlando Sentinel
, May 10, 2011,
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-05-10/news/os-murder-suicide-domestic-violence-20110510_l_domestic-violence-linda-vasquez-louis-vasquez
.

2
. “No Charges Coming in Fatal Shooting near SanTan Village,”
Arizona Republic
, May 21, 2011.

3
. “Two Sentenced in Marysville Gang Shooting,”
Marysville Appeal-Democrat
, June 14, 2011.

4
. “Williams Enters Guilty Plea, Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison,”
New Bern Sun Journal
, June 16, 2011.

5
. “Son, 20, Charged in Father's Shooting,”
Daytona Beach News Journal
, June 29, 2011.

6
. “Miami-Dade Prosecutor Resigns After Brickell Key Shooting Incident: Police,”
Miami Herald
, July 13, 2011.

7
. “Brief: Plantation Cop Who Shot Himself to Receive Weapons Training,”
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
, Sept. 10, 2011.

8
. “Springs Man Killed in Apparent Murder-Suicide,”
Colorado Springs Gazette
, July 14, 2011.

9
. “Ex-Cop Claims Victim of Bias: Former Bethlehem Officer Was Suspended When Gun Discharged,”
Eastern Express Times
, Aug. 3, 2011.

10
. “Retired Dentist's Violent Death Leaves Unanswered Questions,”
Florida Today
, Oct. 9, 2011; “Sheriff: Deputies Had No Choice but to Shoot Cape Canaveral Gunman,”
Florida Today
, Aug. 6, 2011.

11
. “Lewis Found Guilty of Manslaughter,”
Jacksonville Daily News
, Sept. 2, 2011.

12
. “Drug Raid in Delta Nabs 51: U.S. Says 4 Police Officers, Ex-sheriff Deputy Arrested,”
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
, Oct. 12, 2011.

13
. “Woman Tied to Hankton Case Pleads Not Guilty: Feds Charge Her with Gun Purchases,”
New Orleans Times-Picayune
, Nov. 18, 2011; “Women Play Backup Roles in Hankton Drama: Housekeeper Accused of Buying Guns for Revenge Killing Suspect,”
New Orleans Times-Picayune
, Nov. 17, 2011.

14
. “Trapped by a Man with a Gun and a Grudge: Co-worker Went Berserk After He Was Fired for Showing Up Drunk,”
Houston Chronicle
, Oct. 28, 2011.

15
. “Gang Member Gets Prison in Meth, Gun Case,”
Biloxi Sun Herald
, Nov. 5, 2011.