Singer shot dead on stage

[nevadamedic]

Story Highlights

Woman killed by single shot to the head from outside building
Police searching for her husband, said to be trained as sniper
Husband is second lieutenant in Wyoming National Guard

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/14/singer.shot.ap/index.html

Another sad story. I am sick of hearing about things like this. It's almost like we don't have a day that goes by that a woman is either gone missing, horribly battered or killed, it is starting to make me sick.

This is a guy that took an oath to defend our Constitution and there he is killing someone, does this make sense to anyone else? Do any of you vetrans think that this could be that syndrome that soldiers get? I bet that's going to be his excuse. I hope they find this guy and put him to death.

[darin]

Maybe it has nothing whatsoever to do with him being a solider - despite how horny it makes LMM to draw the relationship between killer and soldier - and is simply a case of a guy who hated his wife?

[Gaffer]

No syndrome involved. It's a simple case of murder. Sniper training was just the means he used.

Gotta wonder though. They said he was an Lt in the NG. Lt's don't usually get involved in sniper training. That's not an officers job. He might have been given familiarity training with the weapon. But not actual sniper training.

Anybody with a good weapon and scope and practice in the use of rifles can be a sniper. Not the military type of sniper but a sniper none the less.

[JohnDoe]

Remember this? Stress and the lack of seeking marital counciling is what they say could have caused it?



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Ft. Bragg Killings Blamed On Stress

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Nov. 7, 2002
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(AP) Five killings this summer involving couples at Fort Bragg were probably due to existing marital problems and the stress of separation while soldiers are away on duty, Army investigators said Thursday.

But the investigators also said military culture discourages soldiers and their families from seeking help when domestic problems can potentially be resolved.

The conclusions were in the summary of a report from a 19-member team, including mental and physical health workers and military clergy, who visited the base in August and September.

The team also said the anti-malaria drug Lariam, given to troops sent overseas, was unlikely to have been at fault. Side effects of the drug, also known as mefloquine, have been known to include psychotic episodes.

Authorities say four Fort Bragg soldiers killed their wives in June and July. Two of the men committed suicide and the other two are charged with murder. Three of those cases involved Special Operations soldiers who had served in Afghanistan.

In a fifth case, a woman is charged with killing her husband, a Special Forces major.

Investigators interviewed military leaders, doctors, leaders of family support groups, military and civilian law enforcement, and civilian public health officials. They also conducted focus groups with soldiers, spouses and other people on the post.

The report found family support groups were inconsistent in the help they provided and the Army's program for soldiers returning from deployment also varied from unit to unit.

The full report was to be released later Thursday.

Soldiers from Fort Bragg, the headquarters of the 82nd Airborne Division and the Army's John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, have figured prominently in ground operations in Afghanistan.

About 45,000 soldiers are stationed at Fort Bragg and about 5,000 families live on base. Another 21,000 military families live in nearby communities.

Local police have said the couples involved in each of the slayings had a history of marital problems.

After the slayings, the military announced that soldiers will be screened for psychological problems before they leave Afghanistan. Commanders will be ordered to watch out for symptoms of depression and anxiety among their troops.

Officials also are developing an intervention policy to protect spouses from domestic violence.



© MMII The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

[darin]

Remember this? Stress and the lack of seeking marital counciling is what they say could have caused it?


No - what caused it was the guy deciding to do it. (shrug) The blame is SOLELY upon the guy who acted.

[Said1]

Men kill their wives all the time, regardless of profession. That is sad and sick. Demented people killing people they supposedly love for whatever they've done.

[nevadamedic]

Maybe it has nothing whatsoever to do with him being a solider - despite how horny it makes LMM to draw the relationship between killer and soldier - and is simply a case of a guy who hated his wife?

So you don't think Gulf War Syndrome or whatever they call it had anything to do with it?

[nevadamedic]

No syndrome involved. It's a simple case of murder. Sniper training was just the means he used.

Gotta wonder though. They said he was an Lt in the NG. Lt's don't usually get involved in sniper training. That's not an officers job. He might have been given familiarity training with the weapon. But not actual sniper training.

Anybody with a good weapon and scope and practice in the use of rifles can be a sniper. Not the military type of sniper but a sniper none the less.

He could have started as a sniper and moved up through the ranks?

[nevadamedic]

Men kill their wives all the time, regardless of profession. That is sad and sick. Demented people killing people they supposedly love for whatever they've done.

I think it's mostly that if they can't be with the then they don't want anyone else to be with them.

[nevadamedic]

Story Highlights

NEW: Sniper-trained husband dies after being found wounded
NEW: David Munis was sought in shooting of wife as she sang on stage
NEW: Note found in home "near-confessional in nature"
National Guardsman was trained at Army "sniper school"

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/17/singer.shot/index.html

The paper said he was a Sergeant in the National Guard but said he was a Lt. the other day. This clarifies the sniper training since Gaffer didn't understand why an officer had that training.