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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 9 May 2017

DA: Suspect in doctors’ slaying did not shoot at police

By DENISE LAVOIE the public to correct the
AP Legal Affairs Writer record,” Conley said.
BOSTON (AP) — The inves- Conley also said there is
tigation into the killings of “no evidence whatsoever”
two doctors in their luxury at this point to conclude
penthouse condominium Teixeira had a personal re-
took a surprise turn Mon- lationship with Field or Bo-
day when prosecutors cor- lanos.
rected earlier accounts by Conley said authorities
authorities who said police do not know why Teixeira
shot a suspect after he “would attack them so vi-
opened fire on them inside ciously” in their home.
the couple’s apartment. Pappas said police found
Suffolk County District At- a backpack near the front
torney Daniel Conley held door that was filled with
a news conference to jewelry they believe be-
correct details of the in- longed to Bolanos.
vestigation. In addition to Authorities released few
saying the suspect did not details during Teixeira’s ar-
fire at police, Conley also raignment. They did not
clarified earlier statements say how the couple was
by Boston Police Commis- killed or how Teixeira man-
sioner William Evans, who At Tufts Medical Center, Monday, May 8, 2017, in Boston, prosecutor John Pappas, second from aged to get through secu-
said he believed the doc- left, reads as Judge Michael Bolden, right, takes notes during the arraignment of Bampumim Teix- rity and get up to the 11th
tors knew their assailant. eira, left. Teixeira is accused of murdering two engaged doctors in their South Boston penthouse floor of the building, where
Bampumim Teixeira was condominium. Teixeira was wounded when confronted by Boston police inside the condo where the couple lived. Conley
charged with two counts he allegedly murdered the doctors. (David L Ryan/The Boston Globe, Pool) did say a knife was found
of murder Monday in the at the scene.
killings of Dr. Richard Field Teixeira, 30, lay in his bed
and Dr. Lina Bolanos, two report “a gunman in the apartment — believed Teix- cers also fired their guns. at Tufts Medical Center
anesthesiologists who house.” eira either pointed or fired Conley said police found a covered up to his chin by a
planned to marry. He said police entered the a gun at them. Authorities BB gun or a “replica gun” blanket during the arraign-
Teixeira received three apartment and were con- now believe that one offi- inside a backpack in the ment. He kept his eyes
gunshot wounds after po- fronted by Teixeira. He said cer responded by firing his apartment. closed through most of the
lice confronted him in the police — in the darkened weapon, then other offi- “We are simply informing proceeding. q
condo Friday night. Police
initially said officers opened Phoenix serial killing suspect arrested in deaths of 7
fire on Teixeira after he shot
at them while they were PHOENIX (AP) — A serial kill- charges, said Phoenix Po- ed last month in connec- turn and a man inside the
responding to a report of a ing suspect accused of fa- lice Chief Jeri Williams. tion with a separate 2015 vehicle opened fire,
gunman in the apartment tally shooting seven people All but one of the killings killing, police said. hitting a 16-year-old boy
During Teixeira’s hospital last year and wounding took place in a predomi- Tips from the public led to in the arm, abdomen and
arraignment Monday af- two others in attacks that nantly Latino neighbor- Saucedo being linked to hip.
ternoon, prosecutor John terrorized a largely Latino hood between March and last year’s killings, Williams The teen survived the at-
Pappas described that Phoenix neighborhood was July of 2016. said. tack. In the most recent
same scenario. But late arrested Monday, authori- The shooter stalked victims The killer was dubbed the attack on July 11, 2016,
Monday, Conley said Teix- ties said. after dark, police have Serial Street Shooter. a 21-year-old man and
eira did not shoot at police. Aaron Juan Saucedo, said, picking victims who The first shooting hap- his 4-year-old nephew es-
Conley said police were 23, was charged with the were either outside of their pened on March 17, 2016, caped injury after the gun-
sent to the building after deaths of the people and homes or sitting in cars. when a Nissan drove past man shot at a vehicle they
Field, in his final moments numerous other felony Saucedo had been arrest- two teenagers, pulled a U-
of life, texted a friend to were sitting in.q