Man commits suicide after killing wife, kidsOctober 7th, 2009 BHOPAL - A 60-year-old man Wednesday committed suicide after killing his wife and two children at their house in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh, police said. Raghuraj Singh, who was a contractor with the Municipal Corporation, shot dead his 55-year-old wife Guddan, 30-year-old son Sharad and 20-year-old daughter Sweety and later committed suicide by hanging himself in Bahodapur locality of Gwalior.
Police find husband, wife, cat fatally shot in NYC home, say he likely was gunmanAugust 28th, 2009 Husband, wife, cat found fatally shot in NYC homeNEW YORK — Police say a New York City man called them to claim he had accidentally shot his wife and their cat in their home and then he apparently shot himself. Fifty-one-year-old Karen Pizon was found shot in the torso Thursday on the living room floor of the single-family home in Staten Island.
Husband beats wife to deathAugust 22nd, 2009 NOIDA - A 21-year-old woman who was married only a month ago was allegedly beaten to death by her husband after an altercation over a domestic issue, police said Saturday. Kamla's husband Kuttan continuously hit her on the head with a wooden stool late Friday in their rented house in Bahlolpur, police said.
Police: Boy saves girl from burning NY home where 3 adults with gunshot wounds are found deadAugust 12th, 2009 Police: Boy saves girl from NY fire; 3 found deadCENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Police say a 6-year-old boy rescued a 2-year-old girl from a fire at a Long Island house where three adults later were found dead.
NY man getting divorce from wife critically injures her, kills daughter, mother-in-law, selfAugust 8th, 2009 NY man in divorce kills daughter, wife's mom, selfNEW YORK — A man with a shotgun opened fire inside a suburban residence Friday, critically wounding his estranged wife and killing his daughter and mother-in-law before turning the weapon on himself, police said. Officers responding to afternoon calls of a shooting found Mohamed Shojaeifard, 49, and his mother-in-law, Batool Biraman, 66, of Greenvale, dead from shotgun wounds.
Shootouts between police, gunmen in central Mexico leave at least 11 deadAugust 7th, 2009 Shootouts in Mexico leave at least 11 deadPACHUCA, Mexico — Eleven people are dead following a running battle between police and gunmen in the central Mexican city of Pachuca. Hidalgo state police director Donanciano Millan says the dead include two police officers and nine gunmen.
Alleging police harassment, businessman sets himself ablazeAugust 3rd, 2009 LUCKNOW - A businessman in Agra set himself on fire early Monday, alleging continuous harassment by the police. His wife and three-year-old daughter also suffered burn injuries while trying to save him.
Educationist shot dead in GhaziabadJuly 28th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - An educationist who ran a college was shot dead Tuesday morning at his residence in Modi Nagar town in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district. The police said Shyam Sunder Goel, who runs Astha Institute at Sikri-Kalan, was alone in his Krishna Nagar house when the assailants barged in and shot him dead.
Wife who fatally shot NYC fire marshal while he slept in their bed gets 25 years to lifeJuly 3rd, 2009 Wife who shot NY fire marshal in bed gets 25 yearsNEW YORK — A woman who shot her New York City fire marshal husband to death while he slept in their bed has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Forty-year-old high school teacher Janet Redmond-Mercereau (mer-ser-OH') got the maximum sentence Thursday.
Man hangs self, wife found murdered in Delhi homeJuly 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The body of a 32-year-old man was Wednesday found hanging from the ceiling with injury marks while his wife's body was found in the same room of their home in west Delhi, police said. Ashwini Kumar alias Sonu's body was hanging from the ceiling fan with blood dripping from his wrist and neck in his Nihar Vihar house and his wife Shweta lay dead on the bed in the same room, police said.
3 adults, 1 toddler dead at Kansas City, Kan. home; police call case a homicide investigationJune 23rd, 2009 3 adults, 1 toddler found dead at Kansas homeKANSAS CITY, Kan. — Three adults and a toddler were found dead at a Kansas City, Kan.
Man kills five children, attempts suicideJune 8th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Driven by poverty, a man here allegedly killed his five children, critically injured his wife and then attempted suicide, police said Monday. Ravindra Verma, 38, and his wife Durgawati, 35, were found with stab wounds in their house in Rosy Colony in Vijay Nagar here by neighbours at around 7 a.m.
Police accuse son of murdering mother in NYC suburb; victim's husband founded 1800mattress.comMay 14th, 2009 1800mattress founder's wife dead; police blame sonNEW YORK — The wife of a leading mattress retailer in New York City has been found dead in her Long Island home and police have accused her 38-year-old son of second-degree murder. Nassau County police say 65-year-old Kay Barragan was pronounced dead at the bottom of a staircase in her Searingtown home Wednesday morning.
50 Cent claims says he's been cleared in house fire probe, but cops say noMay 9th, 2009 Police, 50 Cent see house fire probe differentlyGARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Rapper 50 Cent says he's been told he is not a suspect in a 2008 fire that destroyed his New York mansion.
La. find 3 dead in home, police believe man killed wife, 3-year-old son, himselfMay 6th, 2009 Police believe La. man killed wife, child, selfSHREVEPORT, La.