It is definitely easy to take the security of living in our small town for granted. We have homicides, but not often. Twice, maybe three times a year?
Today we received an email alert that the police were searching for a 23 year old white male who was suspected of shooting and killing two people right before 2:00pm today. Turned out it was his girlfriend (wife?) 20, and her friend (boyfriend) 25, that he killed. The restraining order she had taken out on him was dated today. The culminating reason: they got into an argument in the Wal-Mart parking lot where he bent her wrist so far back that it popped--in front of their child no less.
He is currently in custody having been arrested in South Carolina at 7:30 tonight.
The guy that was shot and killed listed he was 'In a Relationship' with the girl at 9:30 last night.
It's just so sad to me. So sad that emotions can run so high to where someone is either not thinking of the consequences of their actions or doesn't care about the consequences. I know first hand how real it is to have emotions all over the place and I am thankful everyday that I'm no longer in that type of situation. It's so sad that the four month old no longer has a mother. So sad that not everyone has had the opportunities and blessings I've had growing up. So incredible that a relationship change on Facebook could have sparked the whole thing--what would have happened had that not occurred? But it did.
Did anyone see warning signs? Did anyone try to help? Was there anything more that could have been done.
I'm thoroughly bummed so I'll go talk about my adventures in cooking on my other page.
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