WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) ― Wilmington police say a man shot his ex-girlfriend and her two sons, killing one of the young men, before surrendering to police after a five-hour standoff.
Thirty-eight-year-old Parris Hamilton of Newark is charged with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder and other offenses.
Police say Hamilton entered the victims' home Friday night and shot each of them several times. He held the victims hostage until surrendering around 1:30 a.m. Saturday.
Twenty-one-year-old Tyrone Moody was killed. His mother, 39-year-old Crystal Moody, and his brother, 15-year-old Christopher Moody, were wounded.
Police say Hamilton and Crystal Moody had been in a relationship. A 40-year-old man hid upstairs during the ordeal and was uninjured.
A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
Sunday, October 25, 2009
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