4 killed and 4 wounded in US shooting
Published: 2013 August 08 22:33:41 (5260 Views)
Police were trying to determine Thursday what prompted fatal shootings in two Dallas-area homes that left four dead and another four wounded.
Investigators arrested a suspect, Erbie Bowser, 44, at the scene of the second shooting, which took place late Wednesday.
Police say the shootings began around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday at a Dallas home, where two people were killed and two others were injured, the Dallas Morning News reported.
Two more people were killed and two children were wounded at a second home in DeSoto, where police said a hand grenade was thrown into the living room before the shooting began, the Morning News reported. Authorities say Bowser's former girlfriend and ex-wife lived at the two locations.
Police did not immediately release the identities of those killed and wounded, and the conditions of the survivors were not known Thursday.
DeSoto police Cpt. Melissa Franks told the AP that she could not confirm that a grenade or other explosive device had been used in the DeSoto attack, pending the results of a federal and Dallas bomb squad investigation.
Bowser performed with the Dallas Maverick's ManiAACs, a male-performance squad of self-described "beefy men," according to the group's website. A 2011 bio of Bowser for the ManiAACs said he was 6-foot-7 and nearly 400 pounds, the Morning News reported.
Bowser also worked as a special education teacher until 2010, when he resigned on "good terms," Laura Jobe, administrative officer for the Mesquite Independent School District told the Morning News.
While Jobe said she did not personally know the suspect, she had spoken with another district employee who had worked with Bowser.
"From what I understand, he was a very likable guy," Jobe said. "He was described to me as a gentle giant; never anything violent about him. In fact, just the opposite."
- USAtoday
Investigators arrested a suspect, Erbie Bowser, 44, at the scene of the second shooting, which took place late Wednesday.
Police say the shootings began around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday at a Dallas home, where two people were killed and two others were injured, the Dallas Morning News reported.
Two more people were killed and two children were wounded at a second home in DeSoto, where police said a hand grenade was thrown into the living room before the shooting began, the Morning News reported. Authorities say Bowser's former girlfriend and ex-wife lived at the two locations.
Police did not immediately release the identities of those killed and wounded, and the conditions of the survivors were not known Thursday.
DeSoto police Cpt. Melissa Franks told the AP that she could not confirm that a grenade or other explosive device had been used in the DeSoto attack, pending the results of a federal and Dallas bomb squad investigation.
Bowser performed with the Dallas Maverick's ManiAACs, a male-performance squad of self-described "beefy men," according to the group's website. A 2011 bio of Bowser for the ManiAACs said he was 6-foot-7 and nearly 400 pounds, the Morning News reported.
Bowser also worked as a special education teacher until 2010, when he resigned on "good terms," Laura Jobe, administrative officer for the Mesquite Independent School District told the Morning News.
While Jobe said she did not personally know the suspect, she had spoken with another district employee who had worked with Bowser.
"From what I understand, he was a very likable guy," Jobe said. "He was described to me as a gentle giant; never anything violent about him. In fact, just the opposite."
- USAtoday
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