ROCK FALLS (WREX) -
Police say Fred Bittman, 52, walked up to his ex-girlfriend, Shelia Bejster, 48, and shot her twice. She fell to the ground in the 1800 block of 8th Avenue. Then Bittman took off and ran into an apartment at 505 West 18th Street. Once officers got inside, they found Bittman and another woman Verna Rosas, 34, shot and killed. Investigators say Bittman shot himself. The first victim, Bejster is in critical condition at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center.
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?
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