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Monday 18 July 2016
AP Newsbreak:
Nevada bombing suspect killed himself before blasts
KEN RITTER A man surveys the damage from the bombing in Panaca, Nev., the Cluffs by AP haven’t
Associated Press on Friday, July 15, 2016. A man with two powerful bombs killed been returned.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A himself detonating a vehicle outside and an explosive inside a “I guess he was bent on
59-year-old man who au- home after a woman and two girls fled for their lives, officials destruction, but not killing,â€
thorities say drove a rented said Thursday. neighbor Richard Katschke
car from Arizona to a rural (Brett Le Blanc/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP) said of Jones, a former
Nevada town and deto- nurse who once cared for
nated two bombs at the in the rubble following the explosions by family and Katschke’s mother at Gro-
house of former co-workers blast, and Lee said authori- friends. Messages left for ver C. Dils Medical Center
shot himself dead before ties believe Jones it used to in the neighboring town of
the blasts erupted, accord- kill himself. Caliente.
ing to autopsy results made Lee said residents Tiffany Katschke and another
public Sunday. Cluff and two daughters neighbor, Dennis Sand-
Glenn Franklin Jones’ fled barefoot from the ers, said Jones knew the
death was ruled a suicide, house before the blast. Cluff family and helped the
Clark County Coroner John Husband Joshua Cluff and Cluffs build the house that
Fudenberg told The Associ- another daughter weren’t was badly damaged.
ated Press. home at the time. The sher- A hospital administrator
Jones’ body was blown iff said the family of five has confirmed that Jones and
up in the blasts in Panaca. been cared-for since the the Cluffs worked together
Fudenberg said the body as nurses, and that Joshua
was identified through fin- Cluff was Jones’ supervisor.
gerprints. Lee said investigators
A motive for the bomb- were trying to confirm
ings hasn’t been disclosed. whether Jones had military
Federal, state and local experience.q
authorities are still investi-
gating the type of fuses or
detonators used to trigger
the powerful Wednesday
evening blasts.
“He definitely ignited the
devices,†Lincoln County
Sheriff Kerry Lee said. “We
don’t know what with.â€
A damaged semi-auto-
matic handgun was found
Police: Suspect wounds officer
then kills himself in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A do- on his arrest record, said
mestic violence suspect police spokesman Sgt. Tim
opened fire on a Milwau- Gauerke, who did not dis-
kee police officer who was close the man’s name. The
sitting in his squad car early 31-year-old officer, identi-
Sunday, seriously wound- fied by authorities as Bran-
ing him before fleeing and don Baranowski, was taken
apparently killing himself to a hospital with serious
shortly afterward, authori- wounds that weren’t con-
ties said. sidered life-threatening, he
The shooting, coming the said.
same day that three po- Jessup called Baranowski
lice officers were killed in “a very dedicated and
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, hardworking employeeâ€
prompted the Milwaukee who was “doing his best to
Police Department to send provide safety to a woman
all officers out in two-per- and child in the middle of
son squad teams, the Mil- a domestic violence situa-
waukee Journal Sentinel tion.â€
reported. Baranowski, a 13-year po-
All seven police districts lice veteran, was wearing
were told to use two-per- body armor that protected
son squads “effective im- him from the chest shots,
mediately and until further Milwaukee Mayor Tom
notice,†Assistant Milwau- Barrett said. The officer will
kee Police Chief William “most likely†have surgery
Jessup said at an afternoon in the next day or two, Bar-
news conference. rett said.q
The suspect, a 20-year-old
man from the suburb of
West Allis, had two felonies
