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Thursday 28 december 2017
Sheriff: Deputies threatened before gunfire that killed boy

SCHERTZ, Texas (AP) — A four deputies. claim to whoever was out- office said it will “analyze “rise to the level” of a crimi-
Texas sheriff says a wanted A person inside the home side — we now know that the initial work” of the in- nal offense, the office will
felon told deputies that in Schertz, northeast of was the deputies — ‘I have vestigation and “evaluate take the appropriate steps.
she was armed and would San Antonio, also report- a gun, I’m going to shoot all additional evidence as Kameron was inside the
shoot them before they ed hearing Jones say she you.’” Jones was found it is gathered.” The probe mobile home when he was
killed her in a spray of gun- would shoot the deputies, with a dark, metal tube is in its early stages, Sala- struck by a bullet as depu-
fire that also left a 6-year- Salazar said. “Someone after she was shot, but no zar said. LaHood’s office ties fired on Jones. The boy
old boy dead. from inside the trailer that gun. However, Salazar said said in a statement that it died at a hospital. “We’re
Bexar County Sheriff Javier (Jones) forced her way into deputies had seen Jones is “important to carefully not going to rest until we
Salazar told the San Antonio ... said that she had an ob- with a gun earlier as they review all of the facts and have some answers,” Sala-
Express-News that Amanda ject in her hand. They be- chased her. All four depu- circumstances surrounding zar said. “I fully realize that
Jones, 30, forced her way lieved it could have been ties have been placed on the officers’ use of force (Kameron’s) family is enti-
into a mobile home where a weapon,” the sheriff said administrative leave. The and not form any prema- tled to some answers. And it
the boy, Kameron Prescott, Tuesday. “And when she sheriff’s office is investigat- ture conclusions before the is my job to give them those
lived on Dec. 21 and then exited the house, the wit- ing. Bexar County District investigation is finalized.” It answers. I’m not going to
was confronted outside by ness heard the suspect pro- Attorney Nico LaHood’s said if the deputies’ actions stop until I have them.”q
Victims in basement apartment were mom, 2 kids, 2nd woman

ness for 43 years, I can’t River just north of Albany,
describe the savagery of a police said.
person who would do this,” “I don’t think there’s any
said Troy Police Chief John doubt that a person who
Tedesco. committed this crime is ca-
Investigators revealed little pable of anything,” Tedes-
about the deaths, declin- co said, adding that police
ing to identify the victims don’t believe there was an
or say how they were killed. imminent danger to the
But the chief said the slain public.
children were an 11-year- The victims’ names were
old boy and a 5-year-old being withheld pending
girl. The mother was 36 notification of relatives, he
years old and in a rela- said.
tionship with a 22-year-old Police didn’t know when
woman whose body was the slayings occurred, but
also found in the basement Tedesco said he hoped au-
apartment, the chief said. topsies being conducted
Tedesco declared during a Wednesday would provide
news conference that the clues. State police were in-
killings were “not a random volved in the investigation
act,” but wouldn’t say why along with New York parole
he believed that was the officials, Tedesco said.
case. “This will be a full-court
Troy police investigate multiple deaths at 158 Second Ave. on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, in Troy, N.Y.
Police say four people have been found dead and may have been killed in an apartment in New A property manager found press, if you will, until we
York’s capital region. The bodies were discovered Tuesday afternoon in a basement apartment the bodies Tuesday after bring someone to justice,”
in a house in Troy, a city near Albany. Troy police say the deaths are being treated as suspicious. being asked to check on he said, adding that police
(Lori Van Buren/The Albany Times Union via AP) the welfare of the residents were seeking any informa-
By MARY ESCH, Associated and unravel the mystery of were found in a riverfront of the apartment, one of tion the public may have
Press who killed a woman, her apartment house the day five in a house located in about the crime.
TROY, N.Y. (AP) — Police partner and her two young after Christmas. the city’s Lansingburgh Investigators remained at
worked Wednesday to try children, whose bodies “After being in this busi- section along the Hudson the scene Wednesday.q
Plane returns to LA because passenger was on wrong flight

By JOHN ANTCZAK The flight left Los Angeles In- ask? We all have the same Press that the incident in- discrepancy in the pas-
Associated Press ternational Airport at 11:36 questions,” she wrote. volved two brothers — one senger manifest. Based on
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A To- a.m. Tuesday and returned Teigen also tweeted pho- ticketed on ANA and the the available information
kyo-bound flight returned at 7:33 p.m. tos, videos and updates as other on a United Airlines in flight, he made the cor-
to Los Angeles hours into Model Chrissy Teigen and they waited to resume the flight leaving about the rect decision to return to
the journey after the crew her singer husband, John trip. same time. The official who LAX,” ANA said. The airline
discovered that one of the Legend, were aboard and “Taking off!!!” she finally spoke on condition of ano- said it supported the pilot’s
passengers had boarded she live-tweeted the devel- tweeted early Wednesday. nymity says both cleared decision “out of the abun-
the wrong plane, All Nip- opments. She wondered FBI spokeswoman Laura Ei- security and had valid dance of caution and
pon Airways said Wednes- on Twitter why the plane miller said the agency con- boarding passes. ANA and safety for the passengers
day. was turning around four ducted interviews Tuesday United are codeshare part- and crew.” “ANA would
The pilot of Flight 175 decid- hours into the 11-hour flight. night but made no arrest. ners. ANA said it was try- like to express its apologies
ed to return to the originat- “Why did we all get pun- She said no charges were ing to determine how the to the passengers for the
ing airport as part of the air- ished for this one person’s filed, but the investigation is passenger boarded the inconvenience,” the airline
line’s security procedures, mistake? Why not just land ongoing. wrong flight. “At the time said. “We take great pride
ANA said in statements that in Tokyo and send the A U.S. government official during the flight, the pilot in providing exemplary cus-
apologized to passengers other person back? How with knowledge of the situ- command was presented tomer service, and on this
but supported the decision. is this the better idea, you ation told The Associated with information about the flight we failed to do so.”q