BRIEFLY DEPUTIES SEEKING IDENTITY OF GUNMAN.LANCASTER Lancaster, city, England Lancaster (lăng`kəstər), city (1991 pop. 43,902) and district, county seat of Lancashire, NW England, on the Lune River. - Several people in an apartment narrowly escaped injury Tuesday night when a young gunman opened fire after an argument, deputies said. Deputies responded to a report of gunshots just after 8:45 p.m. in the 44200 block of Kingtree Avenue, where witnesses told them an argument had taken place earlier that evening in front of the building between the man who rents the apartment and an unidentified man about 19 years old. The teen-ager returned minutes later with a handgun and fired several shots at the apartment full of people before fleeing, deputies said. No one was injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. in the shooting. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Lancaster sheriff's station at (661) 948-8466. - Daily News Prop. 22 signs reported damaged LANCASTER - Sheriff's deputies are investigating the destruction of yard signs supporting Proposition 22. Six signs in the 44500 block of Foxton Avenue were cut in half Monday, and others were removed from yards, cut up and their pieces strewn strew tr.v. strewed, strewn or strewed, strew·ing, strews 1. To spread here and there; scatter: strewing flowers down the aisle. 2. around the playground Playground - A visual language for children, developed for Apple's Vivarium Project. OOPSLA 89 or 90? at nearby El Dorado El Dorado, legendary country of South America El Dorado (ĕl`dərä`dō, –rā`–) [Span.,=the gilded man], legendary country of the Golden Man sought by adventurers in South America. School. ``They're sending some statements that they're not allowing us to voice our opinions,'' said Foxton Avenue resident Terri Walker. ``They seem to feel it's their right to destroy others' property to make their statement.'' Deputies are unsure whether the destruction of the signage is a statement against the proposition, which legally defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, or just random vandalism The intentional and malicious destruction of or damage to the property of another. The intentional destruction of property is popularly referred to as vandalism. It includes behavior such as breaking windows, slashing tires, spray painting a wall with graffiti, and . Campaign signs supporting various candidates and other propositions have been reported destroyed in other neighborhoods, deputies said. Anyone with information is asked to call the Lancaster sheriff's station at (661) 948-8466. - Daily News Landlord enters not-guilty plea LANCASTER - A Lancaster landlord accused of shooting to death one of his tenants after an argument pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge of murder. Alvan Adams Alvan Leigh Adams (b. July 19, 1954 in Lawrence, Kansas) is a former professional basketball player. After starring at the University of Oklahoma, the 6'9" (2.06 m) forward/center was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 4th pick of the 1975 NBA Draft. , 48, is charged in the Feb. 21 slaying of 41-year-old Eugene Rufus Rufus, in the New Testament. 1 Son of Simon of Cyrene. 2 Christian in Rome. Perhaps the same as (1.) Newbern, who was shot several times with a handgun in the 3300 block of East Avenue K-4. Adams called 911 and admitted shooting the victim, sheriff's deputies said. Adams had asked Newbern to move out, but Newbern had just paid the rent and refused to move, deputies said. - Daily News |
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