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U.S. NEWS Thursday 13 april 2017

2 girls likely dead before police gunfire end in dad’s death

GILLIAN FLACCUS mussen said. At least one
Associated Press officer opened fire, then
GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) — A police began searching for
woman asked for help after the girls and extinguishing
her suicidal husband and the flames.
their two young daugh- “They broke into the ve-
ters vanished Wednesday, hicle, they extracted the
leading to police gunfire daughters,” he said of
that ended with the man’s the officers. “Unfortunate-
death and the discovery ly, both the 8- and the
of the girls’ bodies in the 11-year-old daughter have
backseat of his burning been pronounced dead.”
SUV, authorities said. It’s not yet clear if the sus-
The girls, ages 8 and 11, pect fired a weapon or how
were likely dead before of- the girls died. No names
ficers spotted the vehicle have been released.
near Portland, according Rasmussen said the officers
to Gresham police Sgt. tried to revive all three but
John Rasmussen. It wasn’t couldn’t. None was injured
clear if the gunfire killed the in the shooting, though sev-
42-year-old man or if he eral were hurt getting the
shot himself, but autopsies girls out of the car, which
set for Thursday will paint was not fully engulfed in Law enforcement work the scene of a shooting in Gresham, Ore., Wednesday, April 12, 2017. An
a fuller picture on the cir- flames, he said. Oregon man and his two young daughters died after police got word he was threatening the girls,
cumstances surrounding The officers’ injuries were leading to a shootout with officers. (Everton Bailey Jr. /The Oregonian via AP)
the deaths, he said. minor and included strains,
A Portland woman report- burns and smoke inhala-
ed that her suicidal hus- tion, Rasmussen said. “I was in the laundry room, Police Department and opy over the SUV as they
band threatened to hurt Rhonda Paul lives nearby. and I thought I heard some- Multnomah County Sheriff’s investigated. Some of the
the girls before they went Her apartment was cor- one say, ‘Freeze’ and then I Office, Rasmussen said. windows appeared to be
missing, Rasmussen said. doned off by police tape, heard a gunshot,” she said. “It’s a horrible and horrific shattered.
Authorities searching for but she made her way out “I just got my laundry and scene for all involved,” he A visibly upset man crossed
the three found the SUV in for an appointment. She went back upstairs.” said. the police tape to leave
a gas station parking lot. said she heard something Several law enforcement The parking lot was sur- a handful of red roses and
When an officer got out of in the early morning but agencies were helping rounded by several po- some candles, but he was
his patrol car, the man lit didn’t know what to make investigate, including Or- lice vehicles, and officers quickly shooed away by
his own vehicle on fire, Ras- of it. egon State Police, Portland erected a white tent can- police.q
Officer charged with shooting autistic man’s caretaker

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida po- leave since last summer’s politically motivated, vin- in the street next to his adult to Rios with his hands up,
lice officer who shot an au- shooting. dictive and incompetent client, officials said. Arnaldo screaming at officers that
tistic man’s caretaker was The Miami Herald reports ... the state attorney is,” the Rios had walked away from Rios is autistic and that the
charged Wednesday with that this is the first time pros- Herald quoted John Rivera, the group home where he metal object in his hands
attempted manslaughter, ecutors under Miami-Dade president of the Miami- lives, and Kinsey had fol- was a toy truck.
authorities said. State Attorney Katherine Dade Police Benevolent lowed Rios for more than After the video ended,
North Miami Police Officer Fernandez Rundle have Association, as saying. “The a block trying to get him Aledda fired three shots.
Jonathan Aledda was also charged a police officer for law is a very simple thing - to return. Kinsey was trying Two missed but one struck
charged with misdemean- an on-duty shooting. intent. They’re never going to coax him back when a Kinsey just above his left
or culpable negligence, North Miami’s police union to be able to prove that this woman called 911 saying knee, went through his
the Miami-Dade State At- continued to defend Aled- guy acted maliciously or a suicidal man was walking thigh and exited near his
torney’s Office said in a da on Wednesday. recklessly in any way.” down the street with a gun. waist. Kinsey has since filed
news release. Aledda had “In this case, we’re going Aledda shot Charles Kinsey Cellphone video shows Kin- a federal lawsuit against
been on administrative to be able to show how in the leg July 18 as he lay sey lying on his back next North Miami. q