BRIEFLY MAN SHOT IN HEAD RECOVERING WELL.LANCASTER - A man shot in the head Friday afternoon during an argument outside a Lancaster apartment appeared to be recovering, sheriff's deputies said Sunday. The victim was identified as John Harvey, 26, of Lancaster. Deputies arrested Edward Vander, 24, of Lancaster on suspicion of attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. . Deputies also arrested Harvey's brother, William Jones, a prison parolee pa·rol·ee n. One who is released on parole. Noun 1. parolee - someone released on probation or on parole probationer , on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. . Deputies said Jones threatened to shoot two teen-age girls unless they told him where the man who shot his brother had gone. Jones had picked up a pistol that fell out of his brother's pocket when he was shot, deputies said. Deputies arrested Vander in the attic In the Attic can refer to:
- Daily News Shooting suspect still hospitalized LANCASTER - A man suspected of shooting a rifle at his estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. wife's boyfriend, but missing, remained hospitalized Sunday after shooting himself in the chest, deputies said. Hector Rodriguez, 42, of Palmdale was listed in critical condition at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills but is expected to live, deputies said. Javier Avila, 20, of Lancaster told deputies that he arrived at work at a landscaping business in the 200 block of West Avenue L-4 Saturday morning when he heard someone shout his name from the business's back wall. He told deputies he saw Rodriguez, who fired several shots at him with a rifle. Avila said he climbed a fence and escaped. Deputies said Rodriguez drove to a Palmdale residence and shot himself in the chest as he sat in his car. - Daily News |
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