Double Murder/Suicide in my neighborhood

Nephythys · 02-19-2008, 08:06 PM

This afternoon has been a horror and a sadness.

I left my neighborhood this afternoon and saw emergency vehicles pulling in- did not think too much of it. Got a call not too long after-there was a shooting in our neighborhood.

Three people are dead. Two murdered, one suicide.

Rumors flew- one said it was a man who killed his girlfriend and a daughter. By the time we got home we learned it was three adults.

Whole cul de sac is blocked off. Neighbors wandering around in shock. News crews, police- lights and chaos. Orderly chaos.

I cry- it's my nature. When I think of those people I put alot of empathy into feeling- as close as I can imagine- what they felt. I'm horrified and just so thankful that my family is ok.

I did learn that you should not cry near a crime scene with news crews around. Was interviewed by two TV stations and one local paper. When I came home I passed a news van editing footage with me and my kids on it.

What I have learned is that it was an adult woman who lived there- she had a boyfriend and his car was there. We do not know who the third person- a male- is, or how he was related to the other two. She had two adult children in their late 20's.

Our neighborhood is shell shocked and horrified and grieving tonight. As it turns out my daughter went to that home last week and spoke to a man there about donations for a charity at her school. I do not know if he was one of the murder victims or the shooter.

Too close to home either way.

02-19-2008, 08:06 PM	#1
Nephythys Yeah, that's about it- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a state of constant crap to get done Posts: 2,688	Double Murder/Suicide in my neighborhood This afternoon has been a horror and a sadness. I left my neighborhood this afternoon and saw emergency vehicles pulling in- did not think too much of it. Got a call not too long after-there was a shooting in our neighborhood. Three people are dead. Two murdered, one suicide. Rumors flew- one said it was a man who killed his girlfriend and a daughter. By the time we got home we learned it was three adults. Whole cul de sac is blocked off. Neighbors wandering around in shock. News crews, police- lights and chaos. Orderly chaos. I cry- it's my nature. When I think of those people I put alot of empathy into feeling- as close as I can imagine- what they felt. I'm horrified and just so thankful that my family is ok. I did learn that you should not cry near a crime scene with news crews around. Was interviewed by two TV stations and one local paper. When I came home I passed a news van editing footage with me and my kids on it. What I have learned is that it was an adult woman who lived there- she had a boyfriend and his car was there. We do not know who the third person- a male- is, or how he was related to the other two. She had two adult children in their late 20's. Our neighborhood is shell shocked and horrified and grieving tonight. As it turns out my daughter went to that home last week and spoke to a man there about donations for a charity at her school. I do not know if he was one of the murder victims or the shooter. Too close to home either way. Last edited by Nephythys : 02-19-2008 at 08:12 PM.
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