'The Shield' Actor Michael Jace Arrested for Killing Wife

Michael Jace


Rolling Stone

Actor Michael Jace, who appeared in the cop drama The Shield, was arrested Tuesday morning in Los Angeles over the fatal shooting of his wife, according to CBS News. 

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Jace is reportedly being charged with homicide and is cooperating with the police. The LAPD confirmed that he was the only suspect taken into custody, and CNN says that his bail is set at $1 million. Although specifics remain unclear, a police news release read: "At this moment the motive of the murder is believed to be domestic violence."

On Monday night, Jace's neighbors alerted police after hearing gunfire. When officers arrived, they found April Jace dead with gunshot wounds to her body; two young children were also inside the home at the time.

TMZ is also reporting that Jace allegedly called the cops on himself, allegedly telling officials, "I shot my wife," and then staying on the line with them until police arrived at the actor's Hyde Park-area home. The gossip site is also reporting that Jace's two children witnessed the shooting, and were taken to the police station afterwards where they waited for Child Services to take them to the home of a family member.

WalMart Shooting in Phoenix

Huff Post Crime

A man shot inside a Walmart store during a fight died, police in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler said Sunday night.

Detectives reviewing surveillance video report that two people got into a fight in the store, which ended in a shooting around 4 p.m. Sunday, Chandler police spokesman Joseph Favazzo said in a news release.

Favazzo told The Associated Press that the shooter remained at the store for a little while and then fled. He didn't make any other threats, the spokesman said.

Soon afterward, a family member called authorities to report his whereabouts. Police picked him up at the home and were questioning him. The man wasn't under arrest as of Sunday night and was cooperating with authorities, Favazzo said.

The victim had been taken to a local hospital in critical condition, but later died. His name hasn't been released.

Ohio Man Kills Wife, Daughter, Granddaughter and Himself

Local news reports

Four people are dead in what the Defiance County, Ohio, Sheriff's Department is investigating as a triple murder-suicide.

Police say Robert Garza Sr., 68, shot and killed his wife, Christina Garza, 61; daughter, Zoila Garza, 42; and granddaughter, Rebecca Garza, 15, inside a home in the 25000 block of Bowman Rd. in Defiance.

Robert Garza Sr. then shot and killed himself, police say.

A family member found the bodies sometime Thursday. The four were last seen at 3 p.m. Wednesday, police say.

The Defiance County Sheriff's Department continue to interview neighbors, family and friends, but believe Robert Garza Sr. was the perpetrator.

Colorado Woman Dead from Self-Inflicted Accidental Shooting

Local news reports

A 25-year-old Fountain woman died Friday after being wounded in what investigators believe was an accidental shooting, Fountain police said.

Police found the woman unconscious in her bedroom at a home in the 8500 block of Link Road.

Police said the gunshot wound appeared to be to her abdomen.

The only other person home was her young child, police said.

She must have been one of the increasing number of lawful FEMALE gun owners we keep hearing about.

20-Year-old Florida Woman Charged with Manslaughter in the Shooting Death of her Boyfriend

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Anchorage Woman Charged in Boyfriend's Fatal Shooting

Bonnie Degenstein, 27, was arraigned Saturday in Anchorage, Alaska for second-degree murder. She called police Friday night and reported she had been drinking and playing with guns with her boyfriend when she shot him in the head.

Alaska Dispatch

Twenty-seven-year-old Bonnie Degenstein made her first court appearance Saturday afternoon at the Anchorage jail, less than a day after police arrested the woman on a second-degree murder charge following a 911 call to report she had accidentally shot her boyfriend.

Police say Degenstein called Anchorage Police Department dispatch at 10:16 p.m. Friday. She said she and Ryan Tamborrino, 24, had been drinking and "playing with a guns" at a residence near midtown and that she’d accidentally shot him.

Police responded and found Degenstein sitting on a couch just inside the front door of an upstairs apartment. Tamborrino was sitting on an adjacent couch. The wounded man was slumped over, bleeding profusely from his head but still breathing, the charges say. Tamborrino was transported to a local hospital; he died later of an apparent gunshot wound to his forehead.

A downstairs neighbor who told police the victim was his friend said he went to bed early and did not hear any gunshots. He also said he wasn’t aware of Tamborrino owning firearms. The witness's roommate told police he'd seen the couple fighting two days earlier. Tamborrino was allegedly yelling at Degenstein, who was standing outside the apartment, telling her she needed to leave.

The roommate offered Degenstein a ride home, and during the drive she said she'd been arguing with her boyfriend because she found out he was dating other girls.

Degenstein's next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 10.

Degenstein has one prior conviction, for drunk driving, received in 2012. 

Felony Charges for New York Gun Owner Who Accidentally Wounded Himself and Another

Local news reports

A New York man was charged Tuesday with reckless conduct as a result of a shooting Nov. 23 involving a handgun police say he accidentally fired into his hand, with the same bullet injuring an adult female.

Justin Morales, 29, of 18 Vermont View Drive, Apt. 12, Watervliet, N.Y., was arrested by Nashua police and charged with reckless conduct, a class B felony.

Morales told police at the time he was breaking down the handgun while it was still loaded. Police said the weapon was fired and a bullet went through his hand and then into the upper leg of the woman, who police said lived at the apartment.

A class B felony is punishable by up to seven years in prison. Morales was released on $30,000 personal recognizance bail pending an upcoming arraignment in the 9th Circuit Court, Nashua District Division. 

Lawful Reno Nevada Gun Owner Pleads Guilty to Shooting a Golfer who Hit his Home with a Golf Ball

Yahoo News reports

A Nevada man accused of shooting a golfer who broke a window at his home with an errant ball has pleaded guilty to a felony charge.

Jeff Fleming of Reno entered the plea to battery with a deadly weapon on Thursday in Washoe County District Court. He faces from probation to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine when he's sentenced Dec. 12.

The golfer was unable to find his ball and was doing a drop shot on the 16th hole of the Lakeridge Golf Course in September 2012 when Fleming approached and fired a single shot at him with a shotgun, prosecutors said. The golfer was treated for minor injuries to an arm and both legs at a hospital.

Indiana Lawful Gun Owner Shoots his Son Accidentally Outside Gun Shop

Local News

An accidental shooting last night in Vermillion County.

It happened in the parking lot of Darrel’s Custom Firearms in Cayuga around 7p.m.

Police say 20 year old William Simonton, of Newport, was accidentally shot in the leg by his father.

Apparently Charles Simonton had just purchased the gun and it discharged as he was leaning into his truck.

You realize dear old dad probably had a concealed carry permit. And if he did, he counts as one of the superior ones who commit fewer crimes than the rest of us. Part of the reason for that nonsense superior theory is that we take pointing a gun at an innocent and negligently pulling the trigger so lightly. This should be a crime.

They make all kind of excuses for each other, which is often reflected in the media description of events. Often the gun just went off. In this case it was the old "leaning into his truck" problem. Often they claim mechanical failure.

The truth is, guns shoot people when you point them at the person and pull the trigger. Doing this unintentionally should be a serious crime and a disqualifier for continued gun ownership.

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David Carrender Shot And Killed Son Following Argument About Watching Football

David Carrender faces murder charges in the shooting death of his son

Huffington Post

Indiana police arrested David Carrender, 49, on Sunday after his 19-year-old son, Wyatt Carrender, was gunned down at the family home in Martinsville. Police said that the younger Carrender was shot six times by his father with a handgun following an argument about watching football on television.

I wouldn't be surprised if this dangerous gun owner had a concealed carry permit, since they're so easy to get. No one checked if he had one, any more than they checked if he had a fishing license or library card.

The other thing I'm not surprised about is this is not his first incident. A neighbor reported witnessing a scene in which Carrender pulled a gun illegally. That's the way it usually works. People who make the news with gun misuse are generally not first-time offenders.

The real question for me is this: who is more representative of of gun owners, a guy like this or the extremist gun-rights fanatics. I think it's the former, at least insofar as typical gun owners suffer from all the ills of modern society, stress, depression, excess drinking, drug abuse, problems with rage. The gun-rights advocates, on the other hand, adhere strictly to safety rules, but are only a tiny fraction of the whole.

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Lawful Gun Owner - Ex-Cop - Shoots up the Wheeling West Virginia Court House and Get Killed

Local law enforcement officers secure an area in front of the Federal Buildng in Wheeling, WV, Wedneday, Oct. 9, after shooting outside the courthouse. The US Marshals Services says officers fired at the man after he shot up to two dozen rounds at the courthouse. Scott McCloskey/The Intelligencer/AP

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A retired police officer armed with an assault weapon and a handgun fired up to two dozen shots at a U.S. courthouse in West Virginia on Wednesday before police returned fire and killed him, authorities said.

Wheeling Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger identified the gunman as Thomas J. Piccard, 55, of Bridgeport, Ohio. He was a retired Wheeling police officer.

Schwertfeger did not say whether Piccard used both weapons during the assault on the Wheeling Federal Building or speculate on a motive. Officials said they had no knowledge of any sort of note left behind by Piccard.

Forget pictures telling a story--here's the 911 tape...

This 911 call that was released on Friday that captures the panic and hysteria of Teri Pullum, the wife of one of two men who died after shooting each other at an Ionia car wash Wednesday evening following an alleged road rage incident.

Lawful California Gun Owner Shoots Through the Door During his Eviction - One Wounded

SF Gate

A 42-year-old man being evicted by Contra Costa County sheriff's deputies shot through the front door of a foreclosed home in an upscale gated community just outside San Ramon on Wednesday, hitting the property manager in the leg, before surrendering after a standoff, authorities said.

The incident began shortly before 2 p.m. at 3497 Ashbourne Circle in the Norris Canyon Estates development west of San Ramon, authorities said.

Sheriff's deputies, the property manager and a locksmith arrived at the home to evict the resident, but no one responded when the deputies repeatedly knocked on the door, said Jimmy Lee, a spokesman for the Contra Costa County sheriff's office, which patrols the unincorporated area.

As the locksmith began drilling out the lock, Lee said, someone fired shots through the closed front door of the five-bedroom, $1.6 million home, hitting the property manager in the leg.