2 FOUND DEAD IN BURBANK APARTMENT GUNFIRE HEARD POLICE SAY LIKELY MURDER-SUICIDE.Byline: EUGENE TONG tong 1 tr.v. tonged, tong·ing, tongs To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs. [Back-formation from tongs. Staff Writer BURBANK -- A man and a woman were found shot to death early Friday in what police said was an apparent murder-suicide. Roxanne Paul and Garret Miao, both 28, were found inside an apartment in the 1700 block of West Alameda Alameda (ăləmē`də, –mā`də), city (1990 pop. 76,459), Alameda co., W central Calif., on an island just off the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; settled 1850, inc. as a city 1884. Avenue about 3 a.m. after police received calls of numerous gunshots in the area, authorities said. The preliminary investigation indicated that Miao, who lives in Reseda and apparently had some sort of relationship with the woman, forced his way into Paul's residence and killed her, then took his own life, Sgt. Matthew Ferguson
Matthew Ferguson is an actor born on April 3, 1973, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the Claude Watson School for the Performing Arts. said. "We are led to believe the shooting is a murder-suicide," he said. Authorities also found a suspicious package at the scene believed to have been left by Miao. A sheriff's bomb squad arrived to investigate the package, then removed it. Paul was the mother of two children -- a boy and a girl younger than 10 -- who were not harmed during the shooting, Ferguson said. Both are now in the care of relatives. David Ling David Ling (born January 9, 1975 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League. July 9, 2007 GM John Ferguson Jr. announced a one year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. , 56, who moved into a house behind the apartment just two days ago, said he heard two separate bursts of gunfire. "It sounded to me like many M-80s (fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to ) strung together," he said. (818) 546-3304 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. bomb squad members dress in protective gear before entering a Burbank apartment where a man and woman were found dead Friday. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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