You are here: Home » Archives for February 2013

Chris Kyle, Author of American Sniper, Killed at Erath County Gun Range

February 2, 2013 by 1 Comment
chris kyle killed Chris Kyle, Author of American Sniper, Killed at Erath County Gun Range

Chris Kyle, Author of American Sniper, Killed at Erath County Gun Range (Photo credit: NBC)

BREAKING NEWS:  A Stephenville newspaper reports Chris Kyle, author of best-selling book ‘American Sniper,’ was shot and killed at Erath County gun range Saturday. Chris Kyle and a friend were found dead at the Rough Creek Lodge shooting range. Police have a strong suspect.

The Stephenville Empire-Tribune reports, law enforcement officials throughout the county were initially searching for a large four-door Ford pickup that is high off the ground and covered in Rhino liner, with a skull sticker in the back window. Eddie Ray Routh has since been arrested shortly before 9 p.m. in Lancaster. The identity of the second victim has not been released. Eddie Ray Routh was arrested January 2012 for DWI with open container. He was released on $1,500 bond. Eddie Ray Routh, an Iraqi war veteran, is expected to be charged with capital murder.

Chris Kyle is a former Navy SEAL, who served four tours of duty in Iraq. He was given the nickname “The Devil of Ramadi” by insurgents. He leaves behind a wife and two children.

eddie routh 213x300 Chris Kyle, Author of American Sniper, Killed at Erath County Gun Range

Eddie Ray Routh fatally shot former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle at point-blank range (Photo credit: The Blaze)

UPDATED:  Kyle was shot point-blank while helping another soldier who is recovering from post traumatic stress syndrome, officials said.

…..They said Routh was believed to be highly trained with military experience.

He was reportedly later captured in Lancaster, south of Dallas. The individual was believed to be highly trained with military experience, according to the Erath County Sheriff’s Office.

Officials said the second shooting victim was a neighbor of the suspect. All three men lived in Midlothian, Texas.  Source:  KHOU

Chris Kyle’s foundation released a statement entitled “Loss of a Hero:”  ”The FITCO Cares foundation will always carry the torch to help our brave men and women who have survived combat but are still fighting to survive post traumatic stress disorder. Chris Kyle helped establish this foundation and we are committed to make sure his memory lives on forever…. Thank you for your concern and sentiment. Please pray for all those who loved Chris. He will be forever missed.”

BREAKING NEWS:  The second shooting victim has been identified as Chad Littlefield. Eddie Ray Routh has been arraigned on two counts of capital murder.

Filed Under: Breaking News, Gun Violence Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Isidro Zavala Kills 2 Sons Before Committing Suicide, But Spared Estranged Wife ‘So She Can Suffer Their Loss’

February 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment

BOYNTON BEACH DOUBLE MURDER-SUICIDE: Isidro Zavala killed his two young sons in front of his estranged wife, Victoria Flores Zavala, in her Boynton Beach, Fla., home and then committed suicide. When she reportedly begged him to kill her instead of their sons, Eduardo Zavala, 12, and Mario Zavala, 11, he told her she was going to stay alive and suffer their loss. Victoria Flores Zavala, 36, was watching TV in her home early Saturday morning when she discovered Isidro Zavala choking one of her sons with rope.

According to media reports, police said both were strangled with rope while Mario Zavala was shot several times before the father turned the gun on himself in the kitchen. The Sun Sentinel reports police found a note dated January 31, as well as a Tec 9 automatic gun, extra ammunition, duct tape and cutting shears inside a bag that was left at the scene.

The couple has a 19 year old son, who does not live at the residence. According to court records, Victoria Zavala had filed for divorce from Isidro last October after they wed in 2003.

Filed Under: Murder-Suicide Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,

NE Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy Resigns Over Thousands of Late-Night Calls to Women on State Issued Cell Phone

February 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
3042550284 bc76a2e609 m NE Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy Resigns Over Thousands of Late Night Calls to Women on State Issued Cell Phone

NE Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy Resigns Over Thousands of Late-Night Calls to Women on State Issued Cell Phone (Photo credit: Travelin’ Librarian)

SMH: Nebraska Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy resigned Saturday after the Omaha World-Herald reported that he used his state-issued cell phone to place thousands of late night calls to women.  The newspaper reported it had uncovered about 2,000 calls to four women, characterized as “long conversations held in the wee hours of the night.” It should be noted that Rick Sheehy is married.

The governor tapped Sheehy, a former mayor of Hastings, in 2005 to serve as his right-hand man in the State Capitol, in the hopes that eventually he’d mount his own bid for governor.

Until now, Sheehy, 53, has been considered the leading candidate to succeed Heineman in 2015.

The governor, asked about Sheehy’s candidacy, said: “I doubt he will continue his campaign for governor, and no, I would not support him under the circumstances.”

“This has happened very, very rapidly,” Heineman said. “On Monday, I will begin to think about who is an appropriate lieutenant governor for the future.” Source

NE Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy Resigns Over Thousands of Late Night Calls to Women on State Issued Cell Phone
Filed Under: U.S. Politics Tagged With: , , , , , ,

Bronx Teen Casmine Aska Charged with Attempted Murder After Throwing 9-Year-Old Freddy Martin Off Roof

February 2, 2013 by 5 Comments

SHOCK:  Casmine Aska, 17, was arrested after admitting to throwing 9-year-old Freddy Martin off the roof of a Bronx apartment building Friday night. Freddy Martin is listed in critical condition at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. The boy was found on the pavement in front of a five-story building on Nelson Avenue in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx, around 8:30 p.m.

Police charged Casmine Aska with attempted murder. He reportedly told investigators he threw Martin off the roof after they got into an argument. It is not clear what started the fight or how they ended up on the roof.

 

Filed Under: Criminal Charges, New York News Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,

Sarai Sierra, Missing Staten Island Mother of Two, Found Dead in Istanbul

February 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Sarai Sierra, a missing mother of two, found dead in Istanbul, Turkey. Nine people, including two women, detained by Turkish authorities. NBC News reports the Anadolu Agency reported that residents discovered Sarai Sierra’s body near ancient city walls of the Fatih district.

NTV reported that she had been stabbed to death. The Associated Press reports police had identified her by her driver’s license. Another news agency had a differing report, saying it appeared Sarai Sierra died from a blow to the head.

Sarai Sierra left for Turkey on January 7 alone, after a friend had dropped out of the trip. She was last heard from by her family January 21, when she was supposed to return home after her two-week trip. She wanted to pursue her photography hobby.

Police believe that the location where her body was found was not where she was killed. The news filtering out is very fuzzy. We pray that the family will get the answers it needs. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family.

pixel Sarai Sierra, Missing Staten Island Mother of Two, Found Dead in Istanbul
Filed Under: International News, Missing Persons Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,