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FBI: Strong signs border death was friendly fire

FBI: Strong signs border death was friendly fire
By BRIAN SKOLOFF and JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Friendly fire likely was to blame in a shooting near the Arizona-Mexico line that killed one federal agent and wounded another, the FBI said, noting the investigation was still ongoing in the case that reignited the political

Gunman said 'oh really,' then started shooting

Gunman said 'oh really,' then started shooting
By STEVE KARNOWSKIAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - After being told he was losing his job at a Minneapolis sign company, Andrew Engeldinger responded by saying "oh really," taking out a gun and opening fire on his two managers. Then he fired again as the company owner tried to help his

Texas teen describes slayings to 911 operator

Texas teen describes slayings to 911 operator
By ANGELA K. BROWNAssociated Press ALEDO, Texas (AP) - A chilling recording of a 911 call captured a 17-year-old Texas boy telling the operator in a calm, monotone voice that he had just shot his mother and sister multiple times. Jake Evans, 17, has been charged with capital murder in the

Union boss: Friendly fire possibility in shooting

Union boss: Friendly fire possibility in shooting
By JACQUES BILLEAUD and PETE YOSTAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The shooting of two U.S. Border Patrol agents near the Arizona-Mexico border may have been a case of friendly fire, a union chief for border agents and law enforcement officials said Friday. The development could shake up the

Court to hear Fort Hood suspect's shaving appeal

Court to hear Fort Hood suspect's shaving appeal
By ANGELA K. BROWNAssociated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A military appeals court will hear arguments next week before deciding if an Army psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shooting rampage can be forcibly shaved for his murder trial. The U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals, in a ruling

Woman Who Lost Mother Speaks Out About Domestic Violence

Woman Who Lost Mother Speaks Out About Domestic Violence
SPOKANE, Wash – A Spokane woman was shot in the face Monday, allegedly by her boyfriend.  While she is expected to survive, it's a story that hits too close to home for Sarah Muter of Euphrates, Washington.  Muter knows the shooting victim, and was shocked to hear she'd been

Woman Who Lost Mother Speaks Out About Domestic Violence

Woman Who Lost Mother Speaks Out About Domestic Violence
SPOKANE, Wash – A Spokane woman was shot in the face Monday, allegedly by her boyfriend.  While she is expected to survive, it's a story that hits too close to home for Sarah Muter of Euphrates, Washington.  Muter knows the shooting victim, and was shocked to hear she'd been

"Unjust" Shooting By Border Patrol Agent Infuriates Family

"Unjust" Shooting By Border Patrol Agent Infuriates Family
Chula Vista, Arizona - The family of 32-year old Valeria "Monique" Alvarado, also known as Valeria Tachiquin, is infuriated by the loss of their family member due to a shooting by a Border Patrol Agent whose name is being withheld during the incident investigation by Border Patrol Officials,

Deer poacher convicted of killing Pa. game warden

Deer poacher convicted of killing Pa. game warden
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) - Jurors who convicted a deer poacher of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a central Pennsylvania game warden must now decide whether to sentence him to execution or life in prison without possibility of parole. The Adams County panel deliberated for less than an

Ex-Ala. prof wants to be tried in brother's death

Ex-Ala. prof wants to be tried in brother's death
By DENISE LAVOIEAP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) - The former University of Alabama-Huntsville professor sentenced to life in prison for killing three of her colleagues in a shooting rampage wants to go on trial in the 1986 death of her brother in Massachusetts, her lawyer said Tuesday.