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Thursday 23 March 2017
Police: Parents delay help for wounded boy to scrub evidence

home with a crudely ban- man,” police Sgt. Vince
daged gunshot wound on Lewis said. “It definitely
his upper arm. The wound shocks your conscience.”
looked to have been punc- Lewis declined to specify
tured multiple times, pos- the efforts taken to clean
sibly with a screwdriver, to up evidence in several
camouflage the injury. rooms at the house.
Police declined to specify The father’s appearance
the mother’s inconsisten- at the home three hours
cies or say who they think after officers started inves-
shot the boy and his father. tigating was suspicious be-
It’s unclear whether the cause he was injured, Lewis
couple is now represented said. Police say they found
by lawyers who can speak evidence of blood in the
on their behalf. trunk of the vehicle that
Authorities said the parents Kansas Lavarnia drove to
delayed medical care for the house.
their son to clean up evi- He is accused of first-de-
dence in the house. Police gree murder, child abuse
declined to say whether and hindering prosecu-
they believe the boy would tion, while Wendy Lavarnia
These undated booking photos provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff shows Kansas Lavarnia be alive had authorities is accused of first-degree
(left) and Wendy Lavarnia. Police say Wendy Lavarnia was arrested after her 2-year-old son been alerted sooner. murder, court documents
picked up her loaded handgun and fatally shot his 9-year-old brother. Kansas Lavarnia was ar- But a probable-cause said. Prosecutors have not
rested on suspicion of misconduct with a weapon for being a prohibited possessor with a gun in
the family home. statement filed by po- yet charged them.
(Maricopa County Sheriff via AP) lice says the lack of visible In a court appearance be-
blood and the extent of fore her son died, the moth-
JACQUES BILLEAUD said Wednesday in calling investigation against the blood residue implied that er asked a judge whether
PAUL DAVENPORT it a case that “shocks your 28-year-old woman and a significant amount of she could go to the hospi-
Associated Press conscience.” her ex-convict husband, time passed before author- tal to see the boy, but the
PHOENIX (AP) — The par- Wendy Lavarnia told po- Kansas Lavarnia. ities were called. judge said she could not
ents of a 9-year-old boy lice that her 2-year-old son Police began to become “We have a 9-year-old leave jail without posting
who was shot in the head in found a gun left on a bed suspicious of the mother’s critically wounded, shot in bond. Kansas Lavarnia’s
their Phoenix home put off and accidentally shot his story when they found in- the head, in dire need of only statements in court
calling 911 as they cleaned older brother Monday. Po- consistencies in her ac- lifesaving efforts and care, were responses to ques-
up evidence in multiple lice cast doubt on her story count and when the boy’s which was delayed and tions about his name and
rooms of the house, police as they launched a murder father showed up at the not provided to this young date of birth.q

Police: White sword killer went to NY to attack black people

hours after Timothy Caugh- man, who was 66 years old
man staggered into a po- and lived nearby in a tran-
lice precinct bleeding to sitional house, was taken to
death. a hospital by police shortly
“I’m the person that you’re after he arrived to the sta-
looking for,” Jackson told tion house. He died at the
police, according to Assis- hospital. According to his
tant Chief William Aubrey. Twitter page, he was an
Jackson, who was arrested autograph collector and a
on suspicion of murder, told music and movie lover who
police he’d harbored feel- tweeted about John Len-
ings of hatred toward black non, Chuck Berry and the
men for at least 10 years, best St. Patrick’s Day writ-
authorities said. He trav- ing. He said he’d like to visit
eled to New York on March California someday.
17 and had been staying in After the attack, Jackson,
a Manhattan hotel. who’s 28, went to the bath-
“The reason he picked New room of a nearby restau-
York is because it’s the me- rant and washed off the
dia capital of the world blood from the killing, au-
and he wanted to make a thorities said.
statement,” Aubrey said. Investigators said they be-
James Harris Jackson is escorted out of a police precinct in New York, Wednesday, March 22, Jackson was wandering lieved Jackson was con-
2017. Police said Jackson, accused of fatally stabbing a black man in New York City, told inves- the streets in a long over- sidering other attacks but
tigators he traveled from Baltimore specifically to attack black people. coat concealing a 26-inch surrendered after noticing
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig) sword when he encoun- his photo in media reports.

COLLEEN LONG making a racist attack took and killed him with a sword, tered Caughman, who He had two knives and
JENNIFER PELTZ a bus to New York, the “me- police said Wednesday. was collecting bottles from told investigators where
Associated Press dia capital of the world,” James Harris Jackson trash cans, police said. they could find the sword,
NEW YORK (AP) — A randomly picked out a turned himself in at a Times Jackson stabbed him re- police said. The sword was
white U.S. Army veteran black man who was col- Square police station ear- peatedly in his chest and retrieved from a trash can
from Baltimore bent on lecting bottles on the street ly Wednesday, about 25 back, they said. Caugh- not far from the scene.q