Chevy Chase Woman Found Shot Dead By Husband In Murder-Suicide, Police Say
A married couple found shot to death inside their Montgomery County home last week have been identified as victims of a murder-suicide, police said.
Kate Simoni Fralin, 61, was killed by her husband, William Scott Fralin, 63, inside their house on the 8500 block of Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police.
Officers and fire rescue personnel were called to the scene around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, after someone found the couple dead with apparent gunshot wounds. A gun and ammunition were found nearby.
Major Crimes detectives responde…
Woman Dies By Suicide After Shooting Man, Setting Fires Inside Lower Paxton Home: Cops
A woman killed herself after fatally shooting a man and setting multiple fires inside their Pennsylvania home, authorities said.
Police and firefighters were called to 6524 Fairfax Drive in Lower Paxton around 10:20 a.m. on Sunday, March 30, for a residential fire with possible entrapment, according to the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police.
Inside the burning home, firefighters found Alysse Saucedo, 33, unresponsive in a second-floor hallway. She was pulled from the home but never regained consciousness, police said. A second person, later identified as Gary Gibson, 40, was found …
Allentown Inmate With Criminal History Dies By Suicide At Lehigh County Jail: Coroner
An Allentown man with a lengthy criminal history of drug and fraud-related offenses has died by suicide while incarcerated at Lehigh County Jail, authorities announced on Friday, March 14.
Forest M. Touchberry, 31, was found unresponsive in the facility before being rushed to St. Luke’s Hospital, Sacred Heart Campus, where he was pronounced dead at 3:29 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office.
An autopsy confirmed the manner of death as suicide, the office said.
Originally from Allentown and most recently living in Philadelphia, Touchberry had been e…
Gunman Dies By Suicide After Shooting Next Door Neighbors In Berkeley Township: Prosecutor
A husband and wife were shot by their next door neighbor, who later died by suicide in Berkeley Township on Monday, March 10, authorities said.
At 4:45 p.m., Berkeley Township police responded to Drake Drive and found a man and a woman suffering from a gunshot wound, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.
An investigation determined John Adamo, 54, shot the man while he was located outside his neighboring residence, then shot into the home, striking the woman, Billhimer said.
Adamo retreated into his own residence, Billhimer said. The Ocean County Regional SWAT Team we…
Mount Vernon Girl, 13, Dies: Remembered As 'Bright Light' By Community
A community in Westchester is grieving the loss of 13-year-old Avayah Almond, who died on Friday, Feb. 21.
Almond's death was announced on Monday, Feb. 24 by Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, who said she died from suicide.
"As a community, we must work together to support our young people and families who are suffering in silence or trying to navigate challenges and systems that are not easy," Patterson-Howard said, adding that Avayah was a "bright young light."
She also said Avayah's family, friends, and classmates are "devastated" by the loss.
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